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AP U.S. History Exam 2.22. How did many immigrants seek refuge from the sentiments expressed in the image?
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- 00:00
[ musical flourish ]
- 00:03
And here's your Shmoop du jour, brought to you by foreign influence,
- 00:07
the worst kind of travel bug.
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All right, how did many immigrants seek refuge from
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the sentiments expressed in the image?
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- 00:15
This one right here. Hmm.
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All right, and here are your potential answers.
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[ mumbles ]
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All right, well there's nothing like an anti-immigrant
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flag flying over your new homeland to really make you
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feel at home.
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So let's see which answer describes how immigrants sought refuge
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from this not-so-good ol' red, white, and blue.
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Did immigrants escape the negative sentiments expressed in the image
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A - by refusing to participate in American politics?
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Well, actually, many immigrants were roped into politics
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by party bosses promising big change but with
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few results. So get rid of A.
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Did immigrants seek refuge C - by cooperating with Native Americans?
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Well, immigrants, just like most other U.S. citizens, didn't
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cooperate particularly well with Native Americans.
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So if these new arrivals weren't interested in maintaining
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friendship treaties... Well, yeah, good-bye, C.
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Would immigrants have sought refuge D -
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by returning to their home countries?
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Well, going back home really wasn't in the financial cards
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since many immigrants lacked the resources to make
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the return voyage. Which means immigrants escaped
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the negative sentiments expressed in the image B -
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by moving into newly opened western territories.
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With anti-immigrant sentiment raging in major cities,
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many new Americans were given the chance to move west
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through legislation like the Homestead Act,
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which offered free land to those willing to settle it.
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So B is the right answer.
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For many immigrants, the wide open spaces
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of the Western territories offered a chance
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to start all over again.
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And again.
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[ clicking ]
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