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Danish
German
Chinese
Irish
Immigration combined
100
What was the main reason Danish people immigrated to America?
What is population increased, job availability decreased
100
What year did the first big wave of Germans come to America?
What is 1775.
100
What was the gender ratio after the Chinese exclusion act?
24:1, Male:Female
100
Approximately how many Irish Immigrants were there through the 1800's?
What is 400,000 Irish Immigrants
100
What percentage of the immigrants to America did the Irish account for?
What is 1/3 or 33%
200
What was the occupation of the majority of Danish poeple?
What is farming
200
What are three things the Germans brought to America?
What is The Christmas tree, hamburgers, hot dogs, kindergartens, or gyms.
200
How did the Chinese get to America illegally?
Men started to get merchant licenses to enter America.
200
By 1840, how many Immigrants traveling to America were Irish?
What is half or 50%
200
Name two places that were considered homeland to the Germans.
What is Hanover, Oldenburg, Westphaha, Hesse, Baden, Wurttemberg, or Bavari.
300
What was the main group of Danish Immigrants?
What is young, sinlge Famer's sons
300
Why did Germans choose places like Pennsylvania, Texas, Milwaukee, or Wisconsin to live in?
It made them feel comfortable because it reminded them of their homeland
300
When did the Chinese get banned from mining gold?
What is the 1860's
300
What was the main cause of the mass migration of 1845?
What is the potato rot famine
300
What was the main religion of Danish Immigrants?
What is Lutheran
400
Travel by ______ became popular in the 1860's.
What is the Steamship
400
About how many Germans immigrated to America in the 1800's?
About 5.5 million.
400
What did the Chinese get paid per month for working on the railroads?
What is $31 a month
400
What was one downfall for Ireland having a big population?
What is people becoming impoverish
400
How were Chinese workers more efficent than other workers (3 answers)?
What is boiling water for tea, they were pacifists, the tea helps their immune system.
500
What percentage of Americans have Danish background in their family?
What is .5%
500
Name two reasons Germans immigrated to America.
They wanted to escape economic hardship, political/religious freedom, wanted new homes/jobs/freedoms, or crop failure.
500
What year was the exclusion act stated?
What is 1882
500
What was one way Immigrants made it to America (Cheapest way possible)?
Immigrants would travel to Canada, then cross the border into America