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What was the biggest group of immigrants coming to America?
Europeans
Why were people coming to America from Europe?
Needed jobs, not enough land, religious persecution
Why were the Chinese and Japanese coming to America? Where were they working?
Looking for gold; worked on the railroads
Where were people from the West Indies and Mexico working?
Farms
How did people get to America?
Poor conditions on steamships
What was the immigration station on the East Coast?
Ellis Island
What happened at Ellis Island?
Inspections, doctor
What was the immigration station on the East Coast?
Angel Island
What did immigrants face after getting into the United States?
Had to find a place to live, a place to work, and learn a new language
What was nativism?
favoritism toward Native-born Americans
Who did nativists believe were the "right" people to come to the United States?
Western Europeans
What was the Chinese Exclusion Act?
banned entry to all Chinese except students, teachers, merchants, tourists, and government officials
What was the Gentlemen's Agreement?
apan’s government limited emigration of unskilled workers, and San Francisco repealed the segregation order
Why were immigrants settling in cities?
Cities were cheapest and most convenient places to live; Offered jobs to unskilled workers
What was the Americanization movement?
designed to assimilate people of wide-ranging cultures into the dominant culture
What was happening with farming at the time?
New innovations in farm equipment; didn't need as many workers so people moved to cities
