Ch. 7.1
Why did immigrants come to the US?
-get more money
Where did immigrants come from?
-great britain, england, china and japan
What problems/issues did immigrants face on the trip over and once they got here?
-people got tired of the chinese coming over and taking their jobs
Why did some people want to put restriction on immigration? What were those restrictions?
-the chinese exclusion act, the chinese immigrants took american jobs and got paid way less.
Ch. 7.2
Why did cities grow so quickly in the late 1800's and early 1900's?
-immigrants came to the city because it was cheaper
What problems did cities fact due to the rapid increase in population?
-Transportation, crime and sanitation
What did some people do to try to help the bad situation in the cities?
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