Immigration & Urbanization Test

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People who moved to the US AFTER 1880 from South and Eastern Europe were called

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new immigrants

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NEW immigrants came from: Latin America, Northern & Western Europe, Southern & Eastern Europe, Mexico and Canada

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Southern & Eastern Europe

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Where did the majority of the new immigrants settle?

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big cities

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Why was the Hull House and other settlement houses formed?

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to provide assistance & education to immigrants

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The poorly built, overcrowded apartments many immigrants lived in were called

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tenements

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Different groups came to America for these reasons: religious persecution, freedom, jobs.

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religious persecution, freedom, jobs

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The small, crowded workplaces where garment workers endured long hours and low pay were

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sweatshops

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Americans who opposed increased immigration to the US were called

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nativists

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The Chinese Exclusion Act

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prohibited Chinese people from immigrating to the US

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The movement of people into cities is called:

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urbanization