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A sparsely populated country that undergoes industrial growth would be most likely to

A
pass laws to restrict immigration.
B
experience a decline in population.
C
attract immigrants from other countries.
D
expel immigrants from other countries.
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Many Americans feared that immigrants who passed through Angel Island would

A
have to return to their home countries.
B
assimilate into American culture.
C
claim American land to build farms.
D
take jobs from Americans workers.
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A push factor is best defined as

A
something that causes people to leave their country.
B
any legal restriction on immigration.
C
any hardship immigrants face in a new country.
D
something that draws people to a new country.
4

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

A
Chinese immigrants
B
Russian immigrants
C
Irish immigrants
D
German immigrants
5

Most “old” immigrants who came to America during the 1600s and 1700s were from

A
Africa.
B
eastern Europe.
C
southern Europe.
D
western Europe.
6

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

A
Central Africa and Southeast Asia.
B
Central and South America.
C
northern and western Europe.
D
southern and eastern Europe.
7

Almost half of the new immigrants who came to the United States in the late 1800s

A
eventually returned to their home countries.
B
were drawn to the abundant land available.
C
lived in Chinatowns in large cities.
D
never learned how to speak English.
8

An example of a push factor would be

A
educational opportunities.
B
job opportunities.
C
poverty.
D
religious freedom.
9

Most immigrants who arrived at Ellis Island were

A
detained for days.
B
released into the US within hours.
C
imprisoned for months.
D
returned to their native countries.
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Which of the following best states a similarity between the "old" and "new" waves of immigration in the 1800s?

A
Immigrants from both periods established neighborhoods in American cities.
B
Immigrants from both periods were from western and northern Europe.
C
Immigrants from both periods were from eastern and southern Europe.
D
Immigrants from both periods were skilled laborers and landowners.

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