USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Teachers should understand that most of the people who worked to build the transcontinental railroad were immigrants from China and Ireland. These immigrants faced discrimination in the U.S., but their labor made this national achievement possible.

Detailed explanation-2: -Which of the following caused the most prejudice against new immigrants in the United States during the late nineteenth century? Americans feared that immigrants would refuse to assimilate into American culture.

Detailed explanation-3: -Which of these statements best accounts for Chinese immigration to the United States in the late 1800s? Chinese immigrants wanted to send money to their families.

Detailed explanation-4: -About 10, 000 to 15, 000 Chinese workers came to the United States to build the Central Pacific Railroad. Chinese workers found some economic opportunity but also experienced hostility, racism, violence, and legal exclusion. Many came as single men; others left families behind.