Immigrants in America U.S. History The Gilded Age and Rise of America Immigrants in America Questions Why do you think immigrants from Germany and Ireland settled in the United States in different places? What is the main reason Jewish immigrants were in a better position to be successful in New York in the late 18905 than Italian or Irish immigrants? What were Ellis Island and Angel Island? What happened at these locations? What happened at Haymarket Square on May 4, 1886? What was the purpose of the Chinese Exclusion Act? Why did many immigrants tolerate difficult living and working conditions? How did the influx of new immigrants from Germany and Ireland affect circumstances in the American workplace? What happened at immigration centers? What was the basic purpose of the Emergency Quo Act of 1921, the Immigration Act of 1924 and the National Origlns Act of 1929? What did the Gentleman's Agreement do? Why did immigrants support political machines? Why did many progressives advocate restricting immigration to the United States? What was a hope of people who worked in settlement houses? Why did most new immigrants lived in cities? Question #79a50 What are some needs to establish a successful City? Why did urban populations increase in the United States during the Gilded Age? Where did most immigrants come from between 1890 and 1920 to the United States? What attracted African Americans and European immigrants to the West? What attitudes did most Progressives hold about minorities and immigrant groups? Where did large numbers of Scotch-Irish immigrants settle? In the late 1800s, why did immigrants to the U.S. settle in cities? Why were the tenement apartments crowded? What act was passed in the late 1800s to exclude an entire ethnic group? What are some reasons why immigrants immigrate to the U.S? Where did most European immigrants to America in the late 19th century enter the country? What is the melting-pot theory? What attracted people to cities in the 1800s? The Gilded Age and Rise of America View all chapters Native Americans in Modern America Immigrants in America Populism and Middle America The Spanish-American War Prev Next