The Immigrant Experience

22 December 2022
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Culture can be defined as
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the shared beliefs, values, and way of life of a group.
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The majority of people who immigrated to America in the late 1800s and early 1900s
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worked at challenging jobs in the cities.
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During the late 1800s, the Chinese immigration rate
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decreased as a result of US government legislation.
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Which of the following best describes tenements in New York City in the early 1900s?
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crowded and unsanitary apartment buildings where two-thirds of the city's population lived
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Which of the following was a provision of the Chinese Exclusion Act that affected Chinese immigrants who were already in the United States?
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The act prohibited Chinese immigrants from becoming American citizens.
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In the late 1800s, anti-Chinese sentiment grew because labor unions promoted the idea that Chinese immigrants were taking American jobs by
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working for lower pay.
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Which of these statements best describes the views of nativists in the late 1800s?
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They believed that immigrants were inferior to individuals born in the United States.
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In 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act
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halted Chinese immigration for a period.
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Which law required immigrants to be able to read and write?
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The Immigration Act of 1917
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Which of these statements best accounts for Chinese immigration to the United States in the late 1800s?
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Chinese immigrants wanted to send money to their families.