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Gathering the Facts

1. Turn to pages 70-71 of the Atlas. Use the timeline at the top of the page to help you complete the following timeline.

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Chinese immigrants begin work on Central Pacific Railroad.

Immigration

reaches its highest

level in the century.

Time and Change

2. Read the overview. Also look at the graphs "Immigrant Origins" on pages 70 and 58. Write T if the statement is true and F if the statement is false.

a. A majority of immigrants between 1820 and 1890 were from Northern and
Western Europe.

b. Southern and Eastern Europe immigration began to jump between
1880 and 1890.

c. New immigrants help industrialize the country.

d. Asian immigration increased after 1880.

Places, Regions, and Landscapes

3. Use the graph "Immigrant Origins" and the map "Immigrants" to help you complete the chart below.

Region / Immigrant Group 1
Northern and Western Europe / British. Irish, Scots Irish.
Italian
Asia
North America

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Links Far and Near

4. Look at the map "Largest Immigrant Groups by State." Match the major immigrant
groups with one of the states they settled in.

Immigrant Group State

a. Chinese • • Wisconsin

b. German • • Texas

c. Norwegian • • Montana

d. Irish • • California

e. Canadian • • Massachusetts

f. Mexican • • North Dakota

People and Cultures

5. Look at the map "Largest Immigrant Groups by State" and the graph "German and
Chinese Immigrants." Use the information to complete the following sentences.

a. While Germans mainly settled of the Rockies, the Chinese

were mainly found in the states.

b. Both Chinese and German immigration peaked in the early .

c. After 1882 the Chinese were from immigrating to

the United States.

d. At the height of their immigration, about Germans and

Chinese immigrated in the same year.

Thinking About History

6. Look again at the map "Largest Immigrant Groups by State" and the graph "German and Chinese Immigrants." Also look at the photo. Use the information to complete the following paragraph.

The Chinese were the largest immigrant group in

the United States. Many worked for the . Chinese

immigration was so great that by 1890 they were the largest immigrant group in

and ■ However, in 1882, the

Act barred further immigration from China.

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