Immigration - Contemporary Issues

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Most immigrants on the East Coast were processed where? Washington, D.C., Ellis Island, Angel Island, Baltimore

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Ellis Island

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19th century Chinese immigrants are known for what? Options: Work in building the Transcontinental Railroad, Work in New York factories, Contributions to the steel industry, Contributions to John D. Rockefeller

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Work in building the Transcontinental Railroad

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What processing station did Immigrants go through on the WEST coast?

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Angel Island

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During the period from 1880 to 1910, why did the majority of immigrants to the United States settle in urban areas in the North?

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Rapid industrialization had created many job opportunities.

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Why did Irish immigration increase during the mid-nineteenth century?

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the Great Potato Famine in Ireland

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Which of the following caused the most prejudice against new immigrants in the United States during the late nineteenth century? Americans believed that immigrants were transient and would hurt the communities when they moved on again., The United States had tense relations with many of the nations from which the immigrants came., Heavy immigration caused overcrowding in rural areas and a rise in the price of cropland., Americans feared that immigrants would refuse to assimilate into American culture.

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Americans feared that immigrants would refuse to assimilate into American culture.

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War, poverty, and discrimination are all examples of.......

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Push Factors

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Economic opportunities, religious freedom, and political and social equality are all examples of...

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Pull Factors

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Which idea led to a rise in anti-immigrant groups and a demand for immigration restrictions? Options: Melting Pot, Birds of Passage, Nativism, All of the above

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Nativism

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Which amendment to the United States Constitution defines citizenship?

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