Sociology Questions

Who was unfairly blamed for the economy crash in California in the 1870's?

After the Chinese Exclusion Act was passed, what two countries did large-scale farm operations turn to for workers?

What tactic did the Immigration Restriction League take to try to restrict immigration to the US?

Besides mining and railroad construction, in what other industry did Chinese immigrants find employment in the United States?

How did President Theodore Roosevelt intervene in the segregation of Asian children in San Francisco schools in 1906?

What was the primary purpose of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?

How did this lead to a stricter immigration process for Asian immigrants at Angel Island than at Ellis Island?

What was the term for the policy of favoring native-born Americans over new immigrants?

Why did many farm owners in California begin bringing Chinese workers to work in their fields?

How did urban immigrant neighborhoods in cities like Boston and New York present appealing aspects of life for immigrants in this new, unfamiliar land?

How did urban immigrant neighborhoods in cities like Boston and New York present challenges of life for immigrants in this new, unfamiliar land?

How did some Chinese immigrants manage to evade the Chinese Exclusion Act?

What did Chinese workers refer to California as?

How did the potato famine in Ireland impact Irish immigration to the United States?

What continent did most immigrants to the United States come from in the late 19th century?

How did the President respond to the Immigration Restriction League?

How did improvements in transportation post-Civil War make immigration easier for Europeans?

Why did poorer immigrants and unskilled workers such as the Irish, Italians, Polish, and Hungarian peasants flock mainly to US cities?

Why were the medical examinations, especially the eye examination, dreaded by immigrants at Ellis Island?

The conditions in steerage on the steamships that most Europeanimmigrants traveled on: