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Which is an example of an immigration pull factor?

A
famine
B
jobs
C
war
D
persecution
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Which best compares the first wave of immigration to America in the 1600s to the third wave in the early 1800s?

A
In the 1600s, many immigrants were seeking land and religious freedom. In the early 1800s, many immigrants were escaping famine and political problems.
B
In the 1600s, many immigrants were escaping famine and political problems. In the early 1800s, many immigrants were seeking land and religious freedom.
C
In the 1600s, many immigrants were escaping war and revolution. In the early 1800s, many immigrants were seeking jobs and political freedom.
D
In the 1600s, many immigrants were seeking jobs and political freedom. In the early 1800s, many immigrants were escaping war and revolution.
3

Where did most Irish immigrants settle between 1820 and 1850?

A
on farms in New England
B
in cities on the East Coast
C
on farms on the western frontier
D
in rural areas of the South
4

Which best describes what many immigrants encountered in US cities in the early 1800s?

A
spacious and clean apartment buildings
B
crowded and unsafe living conditions
C
crowded but safe living conditions
D
small but clean apartment buildings
5

Which is an example of an immigration push factor?

A
religious freedom
B
political freedom
C
affordable land
D
poverty
6

In the early 1800s, why did large numbers of immigrants move to the western frontier?

A
Irish immigrants moved to the western frontier to find jobs on potato farms.
B
German immigrants were restricted from living in cities, so they moved west.
C
Scandinavian immigrants moved to the western frontier to own land.
D
British immigrants moved to the frontier to practice their religion freely.
7

Between 1820 and 1850, which factors affected European immigration to America?

A
New laws restricted the arrival of immigrants from Russia.
B
New laws restricted the arrival of immigrants from Italy.
C
It became easier and cheaper to immigrate to the United States.
D
It became less expensive for all immigrants to buy property in the US.
8

Faced with an increase in immigration during the first half of the 1800s, some Americans adopted a policy that favored people born in the United States. What was this policy called?

A
exclusion
B
nativism
C
racism
D
persecution
9

Large numbers of immigrants arrived in the United States between 1820 and 1850. Which groups tended to become farmers on the western frontier?

A
English and French immigrants
B
French and Irish immigrants
C
Irish and German immigrants
D
German and Scandinavian immigrants
10

Which best describes the Know-Nothing Party of the mid-1800s?

A
They believed that only immigrants who followed the Catholic religion should be allowed to vote.
B
They believed native-born Americans were superior to immigrants and should be protected from immigration.
C
They supported immigration from England and Ireland, but not from Germany or the Netherlands.
D
They encouraged the arrival of poor immigrants from Europe, who would take the low-skilled jobs that Americans did not want.

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