USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Many immigrants to the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries flocked into communities where most of the people came from the same country and spoke the same language. This allowed these groups to maintain their cultural traditions.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the late 1800s, nativists believed that Chinese immigrants were undercutting U.S.-born workers, leading to violence and exclusionary legislation.

Detailed explanation-3: -Increasing nativist sentiment created political movements to restrict immigration. Nativist organizations like the Immigration Restriction League and the American Protective Association advocated strongly for limiting immigration into the United States.

Detailed explanation-4: -The surge of Irish immigration spurred by the Great Famine of the 1840s and 1850s heightened nativist feeling and led to widespread discrimination and anti-immigrant political organizing. As labor competition grew, the Irish were excluded from certain jobs and workingmen’s organizations.