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US Hist Sem 1 Final
Mrs. Williamsons Final Exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Where did the new immigrants come from? | Europe(NW and S), China, Japan, West Indies and Mexico |
| What did the immigrants do when they arrived? | The Chinese built railroads, farmed, mined, and became house servants. The Japanese went to Hawaii to farm. Everyone lived in overcrowded and unsanitary conditions. |
| What are tenements? | multi-family housing, overcrowded and unsanitary |
| Nature of Ethnic Communities | Life rafts for immigrants. Built churches and synagogues, formed social clubs,founded orphanages and retirement homes |
| Nativism? | Favoritism to native born americans Rise to Anti-Immigrant Sentiment Religious beliefs were a large factor |
| Chinese Exclusion Act? | 1882; No Chinese immigration for 10 years finally lifted in 1943 |
| What were the voting restrictions for African Americans after Reconstruction? |