Answer:to satisfy nativist prejudices in California
Explanation:
Which demographic shift occurred in the United States in the late 19th century as a result of industrialization?
Rural residents moved into urban areas
What was a successful example of "Americanization"?
The children of New Immigrants learned English in public schools
In the late nineteenth century, the "bosses" of urban political machines often did what?
provided jobs & other services to immigrants & poor people in exchange for their vote
Which accurately describes the development of the Great Plains in the late 19th century?
Technological innovations made farming there possible
The Homestead Act of 1862 promoted the development of western lands by doing what?
providing free land to settlers
How did the passage of the Dawes Act affect Native Americans?
It attempted to assimilate them into mainstream American culture
Which factor helped farmers on the Great Plains overcome opposition from cattle ranchers?
Barbed wire allowed farmers to enclose their lands
Between 1880 and 1900, why did most immigrants coming to the US settled in cities?
factory and workshop jobs were available there
In the late 1800s, why did Congress pass restrictions on immigration from China?
to satisfy nativist prejudices in California
What major trend occurred to the population of the United States during the industrial expansion of the late 19th century?
Urbanization increased
During the late 1800s and early 1900s, prejudice against "New Immigrants" increased for what reason?
came from cultural backgrounds different from those of the majority of Americans
During the last part of the 19th century, most immigrants to the US found work doing what?
unskilled factory and sweatshop workers
After 1880, where did the majority of "New Immigrants" to the United States come from?
Southern and Eastern Europe
What would Nativists in California in the 1880s would most likely have supported?
passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act
During the late 19th century, where were the reservations located that North American Tribes were sent to?
in sparsely populated regions of the West
