Influence of Immigration

Which table correctly shows the changing nature of European immigration to the United States in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?

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Which statement about the experiences of immigrants to the United States in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries is NOT correct?

• Native-born citizens resented immigrants due to competition for jobs.

• Most immigrants settled in the South in order to find low-wage factory work.

• Recent immigrants often lived in crowded and unsanitary tenements in large cities.

• Many immigrants received aid from and supported corrupt urban political machines.

How did European immigration to the United States during the late nineteenth century affect society?

• Growing immigrant populations in rural areas caused shortages of necessary goods and services.

• Growing immigrant populations in cities caused workers to resent the increased competition for jobs.

• Growing immigrant populations in cities led to a decline in the pace of industrial development.

• Growing immigrant populations in rural areas led to housing shortages and poor living conditions.

Use the diagram to answer the question.

Which group is BEST described in the diagram?

• immigrants from East Asia driven to migrate to the United States by the Gold Rush in the mid-1800s

• northern and western Europeans driven to migrate to the United States by the Gold Rush in the mid-1800s

• immigrants from South Asia who arrived in the United States in the late 1800s and early 1900s

• southern and eastern Europeans who arrived in the United States in the late 1800s and early 1900s

What was true of the wave of European immigrants who came to the United States between 1880 and 1915 (The Gilded Age)?

• Most were from southern or eastern Europe; they spoke English and practiced the same religion as most Americans

• Most were from northern or western Europe; they spoke English and practiced the same religion as most Americans.

• Most were from southern or eastern Europe; they spoke different languages and practiced different religions from most Americans.

• Most were from northern or western Europe; they spoke different languages and practiced different religions from most Americans