IMMIGRATION TO US 1865-1920

Answer the following questions using Chapter 15.

1. Two major push factors for Europeans to move to the US are POPULATION GROWTH and _______________. Explain how population growth was a push factor.

2. Another push factor was lack of ____________, which means_________________

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3. The fourth reason for Europeans migrating to the US ______________________.

4. Define pogroms

5. A pull factor for Europeans to move to the US was the idea of ___________________

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6. Why did Euopeans consider the US as the land of milk and honey or streets were paved in gold?

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7. What was the port of entrance for most immigrants?

8. What was the first inspections immigrants faced?

9. What were a few of the reasons the immigrants might be deported?

10. Only ____% of the actual immigrants were deported.

11. Why did urban population explode?

12. Where did the majority of immigrants live in the cities and why?

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13. Why were immigrants not welcomed into American society?

14. What type of aide could immigrants expect?

15. _____________was the main tool for assimilation into American society by the children of immigrants.

16. What are three reasons Americans disliked immigrants?

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17. Define Nativism

18. What was the secret society called that opposed Irish Catholic immigration?

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19. What contributions did the Chinese make to America?

20. Why did working class whites have animosity towards the Chinese?

21. What was the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882?

22. What was Angel Island?

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23. According to the graph, from what parts of the world were most immigrants coming between 1900 and 1910? Between 1990 and 2000?

24. What events listed in the “Key Events That Affected Immigration” table might help explain some of the extreme rises and falls on the immigration graph?

25. Now select the American ideal—liberty, democracy, rights, equality, or opportunity—that you think best relates to the content of this lesson. Based on information from this lesson, do you think the United States moved toward or away from that particular ideal during this time period? Start your answer with a clear thesis statement, and cite and explain several pieces of evidence to support your thesis.