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Unit 1: Immigration
American History II
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Identify 3 groups that migrated to the US post Civil War? | Italians, Greeks, Poles, Chinese, Japanese |
| Where were immigrants post Civil War migrating from? | Eastern Europe and Asia |
| Identify the group that immigrated to the US because of a potato famine? | Irish |
| What are 2 reasons for immigrating to the US post Civil War? | persecution or land |
| Why did immigrants settle in urban areas in the US? | need for labor |
| Identify the 2 points of entry into the US? | Ellis Island and Angel Island |
| Identify a nativist group targeting immigrants? | KKK |
| Why did nativists oppose immigration? | belief that Western Europeans were superior; fear that immigrants would overrun America |
| What was the purpose of the Chinese Exclusion Acts, Gentlemen's Agreement, Emergency Immigration Act of 1921, and Immigration Act of 1924? | restrict and reduce immigration from eastern Europe and Asia |
| What method was used by Chinese to circumvent Chinese Exclusion Acts? | paper sons |