New Waves of Immigration Answers

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

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A
the United States became a more diverse nation.
B
the United States became a less diverse nation.
C
only people from Europe moved to the United States.
D
only people from Asia moved to the United States.
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Most people who came to what is now the United States between 1600 and 1800 were called

A
colonists.
B
servants.
C
Puritans.
D
Quakers.
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Which group of immigrants came to the US in the 1800s to escape economic and political unrest?

A
Germans
B
Jewish
C
Catholics
D
English
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What was a similarity between the "old" and "new" waves of immigration in the 1800s?

A
Immigrants from both periods established their own neighborhoods in major American cities.
B
Immigrants from both periods were primarily from Western and Northern Europe.
C
Immigrants from both periods were primarily from Eastern and Southern Europe.
D
Immigrants from both periods were skilled laborers and landowners.
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What was the most common reason why a large number of Irish immigrants came to the United States in the 1840s?

A
They were looking for jobs as skilled laborers.
B
They wanted to escape a potato famine.
C
They wanted to live in less crowded conditions.
D
They were trying to escape oppression.
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In the 1800s, both “old” and “new” immigrants to the United States faced hostility because of

A
limited housing availability
B
worries about overpopulation.
C
high US unemployment levels.
D
differences in culture and language.
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What was one way “old” immigrants differed from “new” immigrants in the 1800s?

A
The “old” immigrants were Protestants and Jews, while the “new” immigrants were Catholics and Jews.
B
The “old” immigrants settled among the native population, while the “new” immigrants formed their own neighborhoods.
C
The “old” immigrants were welcomed by the native population, while the “new” immigrants were met with hostility.
D
The “old” immigrants often had property and skills, while the “new” immigrants tended to be unskilled workers.
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Most immigrants who came to what is now the United States during the 1600s and 1700s were from

A
Africa.
B
Eastern Europe.
C
Southern Europe.
D
Western Europe.
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In the mid-1800s, most immigrants came to the United States from

A
China and Japan.
B
England and France.
C
Ireland and Germany.
D
Spain and Portugal.
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Look at the circle graph, which describes the foreign-born (immigrant) population in the US in 1910.The US immigrant population in 1910 was

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more culturally diverse than in the 1800s.
B
less culturally diverse than in the 1800s.
C
mostly from Southern Europe.
D
mostly English-speaking.

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