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Early Immigration

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Which is an example of an immigration push factor? Poverty
Which is an example of an immigration pull factor? Jobs
From 1820 to 1850, the largest groups of immigrants came to the US from... Ireland
Between 1820 and 1850, which factors affected the European immigration to America? It became easier and cheaper to immigrate to the US
In the 1600s, many immigrants came to America from Britain to escape religious persecution. In the early 1800s, many immigrants came from... Ireland to flee the Potato Famine
Which best describes immigration to the US between 1820 to 1850? Between 1820 and 1850, nearly half of all European immigrants came from Ireland, which different from earlier waves
Where did most Irish immigrants settle between 1820 and 1850s? In cities on the East Coast
Large numbers of immigrants arrived in the US between 1820 and 1850. Which groups tended to become farmers on the Western frontier? German and Scandinavian Immigrants
Which best described what many immigrants encountered in US cities in the early 1800s? Crowded and unsafe living conditions
In the first half of the 1800s, how did the arrival of large numbers of immigrants affect economic conditions in US cities? There were fewer jobs available
In the early 1800s, why did large numbers of immigrants move to the western frontier? Scandinavian immigrants moved to the Western frontier to own land
Faced with an increase in immigration during the first half of the 1800s, some Americans adopted a policy that favored people born in the US. What was this policy called? Nativism
Between 1820 and 1850, some Americans discriminated against Irish immigrants because... the Irish were mostly Catholic
What political group was founded by nativists in 1849? The Know-Nothing Party
Which best describes the know-nothing party of the mid-1800s? They believed native-born Americans were superior to immigrants and should be protected from immigration
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