Coming to America

8 December 2023
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What difficulty did both Chinese and Japanese immigrants face when trying to pass through immigration stations in the late 1800s and early 1900s?
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Chinese and Japanese immigrants were restricted from entering the United States by law.
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In the late 1800s, many Russian Jews immigrated to the US to escape mistreatment in their native country. This is an example of a
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push factor, because people left Russia to escape dangerous conditions.
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What is the best example of a pull factor that might cause immigration?
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safety
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What is a push factor that might cause immigration?
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something that causes people to leave their country
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Many Americans feared that the immigrants who passed through Angel Island would
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take jobs from American workers.
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The majority of immigrants who passed through Ellis Island were of European descent, and the majority of immigrants who passed through Angel Island were of Asian descent. This is most likely because
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New York is closer to Europe, and California is closer to Asia.
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What is the best example of a push factor that might cause immigration?
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poverty
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Many Scandinavians immigrated to the United States as a result of the Homestead Act of 1862, which offered land to independent farmers. This is an example of a
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pull factor, because a new opportunity encouraged people to come to the US.
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In the late 1800s, which of the following groups was most likely to be heavily interrogated at immigration stations?
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Chinese immigrants
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What is the best example of a pull factor that causes a person to immigrate from a underdeveloped country?
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an abundance of jobs in another country