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| 4 "Push" factors for immigration | Farm Poverty, Wars, Political Tyranny, & Religious Oppression |
| 4 "Pull" factors for immigation | Plenty of Land & Work, Higher Standard of Living, Democracy, & Opportunity for Social Advancement |
| Ellis Island | Place where immigrants from Europe were inspected & processed |
| Angel Island | Place where immigrants from Asia were inspected & processed |
| Chinese Exclusion Act | banned Chinese immigration for 10 years & stopped Chinese in U.S. from becoming citizens |
| How did U.S. immigration policies change after 1880? | Before 1880 - open door w/ almost no restrictions; After 1880 - put bans on some countries & quotas limiting immigration on others |
| 2 groups that accounted for growth of cities & why? | Immigrants - couldn't afford to leave cities; Farmers - more jobs & better pay |
| What problems came with living in cities in the late 1800s? | Pollution, disease, crime, violence, & fire |
| Tenement | Small, dark, overcrowded apartments for the poor & working classes |
| Immigration laws in the late 1800s really restricted which group of people? | Chinese & people from other Asian countries |
| Reason nativists feared immigrants | Fear of influence of Catholic Church on America |
| Reason labor unions feared immigrants | Immigrants would take jobs by working for lower wages |
