1. What major areas or countries of the world were immigrants coming from?
Immigrants were mainly coming from Europe and Asia, mostly Europe. Until 1890, the majority was western and northern European, but after that many eastern and southern Europeans immigrated as well. The majority of Asian immigrants were from China, the other biggest portion being Japanese. There were also some from the West Indies and Caribbean, but not nearly as many.
2. What were the two major immigration processing stations in the United States?
The two major immigration processing stations in the United States were Ellis Island and Angel Island. Ellis Island processed most of the European immigrants and is in New York City. Angel Island processed most of the Asian immigrants and is in San Francisco Bay.
3. Define Melting Pot.
A melting pot is a mixture of people from different cultures and customs who come together by abandoning their previous culture and adopting a different, more common one. Many native-born Americans believed America to be a melting pot.
Immigrants were mainly coming from Europe and Asia, mostly Europe. Until 1890, the majority was western and northern European, but after that many eastern and southern Europeans immigrated as well. The majority of Asian immigrants were from China, the other biggest portion being Japanese. There were also some from the West Indies and Caribbean, but not nearly as many.
2. What were the two major immigration processing stations in the United States?
The two major immigration processing stations in the United States were Ellis Island and Angel Island. Ellis Island processed most of the European immigrants and is in New York City. Angel Island processed most of the Asian immigrants and is in San Francisco Bay.
3. Define Melting Pot.
A melting pot is a mixture of people from different cultures and customs who come together by abandoning their previous culture and adopting a different, more common one. Many native-born Americans believed America to be a melting pot.
4. Define Nativism.
Nativism is a belief that native-born, Anglo-Saxon Americans are superior to all other races. It is essentially racism against all races besides Americans.
5. According to the Immigration Restriction League, list the desirable immigrants.
1. British
Nativism is a belief that native-born, Anglo-Saxon Americans are superior to all other races. It is essentially racism against all races besides Americans.
5. According to the Immigration Restriction League, list the desirable immigrants.
1. British
2. German
3. Scandinavian
6. According to the Immigration Restriction League, list the “wrong” immigrants.
1. Slavic
6. According to the Immigration Restriction League, list the “wrong” immigrants.
1. Slavic
2. Latin
3. Asian
7. Why did nativists sometimes object to an immigrant’s religious background?
Most nativists were Protestants, and many of the immigrants were Catholic or Jewish. The nativists believed that these new religions would undermine the ideas on which the country was founded, the majority of which were based on Protestant ideals as our founders were themselves Protestant.
8. Why was the Chinese Exclusion Act passed?
Nativists in the west had created a foothold in the labor movement by protesting many Chinese workers in California. The Chinese would accept the same jobs for much less money. The nativists use this fact to gain support for the Chinese Exclusion Act, saying they took all the jobs that native-born Americans should get.
7. Why did nativists sometimes object to an immigrant’s religious background?
Most nativists were Protestants, and many of the immigrants were Catholic or Jewish. The nativists believed that these new religions would undermine the ideas on which the country was founded, the majority of which were based on Protestant ideals as our founders were themselves Protestant.
8. Why was the Chinese Exclusion Act passed?
Nativists in the west had created a foothold in the labor movement by protesting many Chinese workers in California. The Chinese would accept the same jobs for much less money. The nativists use this fact to gain support for the Chinese Exclusion Act, saying they took all the jobs that native-born Americans should get.
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