New Immigration

Question 1

A push factor is best defined as

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something that causes people to leave their country.

Question 2

Compared with “new” immigrants in the 1800s who tended to be Catholic or Jewish, most “old” immigrants were primarily

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Protestant.

Question 3

Which of the following groups was most likely to face interrogation at immigration stations during the 1800s?

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Chinese immigrants

Question 4

A major reason Irish immigrants came to the United States in the 1840s was

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to escape a potato famine.

Question 5

Which of the following best explains why the US government placed restrictions on Asian immigration through Angel Island?

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Many Americans held nativist or racist views.

Question 6

In the 1800s, an important motivation for both “old” and “new” immigrants to settle in ethnic neighborhoods was

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a common language.

Question 7

In which of the following US cities were major immigration stations located?

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San Francisco and New York

Question 8

An example of a pull factor would be

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safety.

Question 9

In the 1800s, both “old” and “new” immigrants to the United States faced hostility because of

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differences in culture and language.

Question 10

Most “new” immigrants to the United States in the late 1800s came from

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southern and eastern Europe.

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