Early Immigration

Question 1

Large numbers of immigrants arrived in the United States between 1820 and 1850. Which groups tended to become farmers on the western frontier?

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German and Scandinavian immigrants

Question 2

Between 1820 and 1850, some Americans discriminated against Irish immigrants because the Irish

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were mostly Catholic.

Question 3

Where did most Irish immigrants settle between 1820 and 1850?

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in cities on the East Coast

Question 4

Between 1820 and 1850, which factors affected European immigration to America?

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It became easier and cheaper to immigrate to the United States.

Question 5

Which best compares the first wave of immigration to America in the 1600s to the third wave in the early 1800s?

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In the 1600s, many immigrants were seeking land and religious freedom. In the early 1800s, many immigrants were escaping famine and political problems.

Question 6

What political group was founded by nativists in 1849?

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the Know-Nothings

Question 7

Which best describes the Know-Nothing Party of the mid-1800s?

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They believed native-born Americans were superior to immigrants and should be protected from immigration.

Question 8

In the 1600s, many immigrants came to America from Britain to escape religious persecution. In the early 1800s, many immigrants came from

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Ireland to flee a potato famine.

Question 9

From 1820 to 1850, the largest group of immigrants came to the United States from

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Ireland.

Question 10

Which best describes what many immigrants encountered in US cities in the early 1800s?

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crowded and unsafe living conditions

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