Title: immigration Flashcards | Quizlet
Headings: immigration
immigration
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Content: United States industries are competing with established European manufacturers. To prosper, American industries need the vast supply of unskilled labor that is
provided by immigrants." Speaker C: " Immigrants are taking jobs at low wages
without regard for long hours and workers' safety. American workers must unite to
end this unfair competition." Speaker D: " Immigrants arrive in American cities poor and frightened. They are helped to find
jobs or housing. These newcomers should show their gratitude at voting time." Speaker D is expressing an opinion most like that of a
1.labor union member
2.religious leader
3.factory owner
4.political party boss
4.political party boss
Between 1880 and 1900, most immigrants coming to the United States settled in the cities along the east coast because
1.many factory jobs were available in the East
2.little farmland remained to be settled in the Midwest
3.most immigrants came from the cities of Europe
4.city laws afforded special rights and protections for immigrants
1.many factory jobs were available in the East
Why did the United States follow a policy of open immigration during much of the 1800s?