Ch. 7.1:Why did immigrants come to the US?better life in U.S.famine, land shortages, religious or political persecution.Where did immigrants come from?before 1890-western and northern EuropeAfter 1890-eastern and southern Europe.1907-Italy, Russia, Austria-HungaryWhat problems/issues did immigrants face on the trip over and once they got here?took a week to travel over the Atlantic and 3 weeks over the Pacificpoor people were put in the cargo hold in the ships and had bad living conditionsWhy did some people want to put restriction on immigration? What were those restrictions?they argued it took jobs away from the American citizensbanned some people from comingCh. 7.2Why did cities grow so quickly in the late 1800's and early 1900's?What problems did cities fact due to the rapid increase in population?What did some people do to try to help the bad situation in the cities?
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