They were afraid of large numbers of Jews coming in from (in the case of the St. Louis) Germany. 900 people is a lot of people but it would only be the tip of the iceberg if people were allowed to cross the Atlantic and go into the United States. There was a quota of how many people could come in and the US wanted to keep to the quota system.
The United States (at the time of the St. Louis sailing) was neutral, so they also didn't want to endanger that neutrality.
Answer:
looking for personal freedom and jobs
Explanation:
Since the industry started to develop in the United States, the interest among the people to migrate to it increased even more. The reasons for this were that the United States had industry that was growing very quickly, so labor force was demanded, thus the job opportunities were plenty. Another reason for the migration was personal freedom. The United States were seen as the country in which the people can express themselves freely, and that if they work hard enough and are capable enough, they can easily progress and became part of the higher class, which of course was very attractive for the ordinary people.
A. criticizing the expense of reconstruction programs
Single member districts and a winner-take-all voting system. Hope this helps!
