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What kind of areas experienced steady growth during the late 1800s?
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What kind of areas experienced steady growth during the late 1800s?
Urban
What was the primary reason for the large increase in the American population during the 1800s?
Immigrants
After the 1800s, most of the immigrants coming to America were of what religions?
Catholic, Jewish, and Eastern Orthodox
What country provided many immigrants who worked on the western sections of the transcontinental railroad and who founded many small businesses on the West Coast?
China
Because of the large influx of immigrants from China, what was passed?
Chinese Exclusion aAct of 1882
Why did many immigrants come from Ireland?
Potato famine
Many immigrants entered the U.S. by way of....
Ellis Island
How did long distance travel change after the Civil War?
It became more efficient
What kind of railroads were built across the American west in the late 1800s?
Transcontinental
Who consolidated rail lines in the northeast from the Great Lakes to New York City?
Cornelius Vanderbilt
