New Waves of Immigration

Question 1

Look at the circle graph, which describes the foreign-born (immigrant) population in the US in 1910.The US immigrant population in 1910 was

Question 2

Most immigrants who came to what is now the United States during the 1600s and 1700s were from

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D: Western Europe.

Question 3

Most people who came to what is now the United States between 1600 and 1800 were called

Question 4

What was one way “old” immigrants differed from “new” immigrants in the 1800s?

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D: The “old” immigrants often had property and skills, while the “new” immigrants tended to be unskilled workers.

Question 5

In the mid-1800s, most immigrants came to the United States from

Question 6

What was the most common reason why a large number of Irish immigrants came to the United States in the 1840s?

Question 7

The majority of Italian immigrants arrived in the United States between

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D: 1880 and 1910.

Question 8

Look at the map below. Immigrant population from selected countries in 1900:According to the map, in the early 1900s,

Question 9

Which group of immigrants came to the US in the 1800s to escape economic and political unrest?

Question 10

The most important pull factor for immigrants to colonial America was

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B: abundant land.

New Waves of Immigration Answers