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Many Americans feared that immigrants who passed through Angel Island would

have to return to their home countries.

assimilate into American culture.

claim American land to build farms.

take jobs from Americans workers.

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A pull factor is best defined as

something that causes people to leave their country.

something that draws people to a new country.

any hardship immigrants face in a new country.

any legal restriction on immigration.

Which of the following best states a way that “old” immigrants differed from “new” immigrants in the 1800s?

Old immigrants were Protestants and Jews, while new immigrants were Catholics and Jews.

Old immigrants settled among the native population, while new immigrants formed their own neighborhoods.

Old immigrants were welcomed by the native population, while new immigrants were met with hostility.

Old immigrants often had property and skills, while new immigrants tended to be poor, unskilled workers.

During the 1800s, an important pull factor for immigrants to the US was

religion persecution.

freedom of speech.

industrial jobs.

agricultural jobs.

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