Coming to America

Question 1

What other factors might cause a mass migration similar to the Irish immigration of the mid-1800s? List three possible reasons.

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Question 2

Here are some common causes of mass migrations. Check any you included in your response.

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famine or poverty; lack of land; religious or political persecution; war; natural disaster

Question 3

Which group is most likely to continue to drop over time?

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Irish Americans

Question 4

Why did Antin’s father consider education an important pull factor for the family to join him in the US?

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US schools were free and were not exclusive.

Question 5

Which factors played a role in Chinese immigration in the late 1800s? Check all that apply.

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the California gold rush; job opportunities in the US; political unrest in China

Question 6

Between which two years did the population of Chinese in the US almost double?

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1860-1870

Question 7

Which trend can you see in immigration between 1880 and 1900?

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Italian immigration is growing.

Question 8

Between which two years did the population of Chinese in the US experience the least growth?

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1880-1890

Question 9

In which trend does a push factor of religious persecution most likely play a part?

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Russian immigration

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