New Immigration

Question 1

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 2

In the 1800s, an important push factor for “new” immigrants was

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high unemployment rates.

Question 3

An example of a push factor would be

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poverty.

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

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 6

A likely reason the majority of immigrants who passed through Ellis Island were European while the majority who passed through Angel Island were Asian is that

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New York is closer to Europe, and San Francisco is closer to Asia.

Question 7

Which of the following best states a similarity between the "old" and "new" waves of immigration in the 1800s?

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Immigrants from both periods established neighborhoods in American cities.

Question 8

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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