What was the nativist response to immigration? question 11 options: prejudice, legislation, and commissions questioning whether it should continue high regard as a way to enlarge the workforce cautious optimism that immigrants would contribute quickly enthusiastic assimilation and encouragement for citizenship what happened to the population of cities in the period between the civil war and the 1920s? it remained about the same. it grew because of job opportunities. it declined due to disease. it fluctuated, declining at first and then growing.