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Read the question and select the best possible answer.

1. The "new" immigrants that arrived in the late 1800s, came largely from all of the following places EXCEPT:

  1. China
  2. Russia
  3. England
  4. Southern European countries

Answer: C. England

2. The port city that received the most immigrants between 1870 and 1900 was:

  1. Charleston
  2. New York
  3. Boston
  4. San Francisco

Answer: B. New York

3. Which of the following statements regarding immigrant settlement is incorrect?

  1. German immigrants often moved to the Midwest.
  2. Most immigrants settled in large cities in neighborhoods that reflected their ethnic heritage.
  3. Norwegian and Swedish immigrants settled in Minnesota and the Dakota region.
  4. Asian immigrants typically settled along the East coast during the late 1800s.

Answer: D. Asian immigrants typically settled along the East coast during the late 1800s.

4. The "new" immigrants were typically _______blank

  1. Spoke English, were Protestant, and had experiences with democratic governments
  2. old, wealthy, and from South America
  3. young, spoke little English, and were Catholic or Jewish

Answer: C. young, spoke little English, and were Catholic or Jewish

5. Immigrants decided to leave them homeland to settle in the United States for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:?

  1. Escape poverty
  2. Hope for better opportunities
  3. Escape persecution
  4. all of the above

Answer: D. all of the above

 

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