Exploring America's Multiracial Ethnic Groups

Which three cultures had the largest historical impact on the United States?

• Indigenous inhabitants, Asians, Sub-Saharan Africans

• Asians, Europeans, Indigenous inhabitants

• Sub-Saharan Africans, Asians, Europeans

• Europeans, Sub-Saharan Africans, Indigenous inhabitants

In early United States history, if a black male slave had a child with a non-slave woman, what was the status of the child?

• The child was born into slavery

• The child was adopted by the slave owner

• The child was born free

• The child was sent to another state

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What is the process called when a group forms its own communities and identity rather than assimilating into the host population?

• Amalgamation

• Integration

• Assimilation

• Amey

What was the approximate average racial makeup of the Malian people after integration with whites?

• 70.3% European, 15.7% African, 8.5% Native American

• 50% European, 30% African, 20% Native American

• 60% European, 20% African, 20% Native American

• 80% European, 10% African, 10% Native American

Which ethnic group is believed to have settled in the neutral zone between Louisiana and Texas?

• Appalachians

• Creoles

• Redbones

• Malians

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What is the largest group of mixed-race people in the United States today?

• Redbones

• Malians

• Punjabi-Mexican Americans

• Hispanic and Latino immigrants

Where did the Punjabi-Mexican Americans primarily settle in the early 1900s?

• Northern California

• Texas

• Florida

• New York

What languages did the children of Punjabi-Mexican American unions typically speak?

• Punjabi, Spanish, and English

• Punjabi and English

• Punjabi and Spanish

• Spanish and English

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What is the most common mix for multiracial Hawaiians?

• Pacific Islanders and Europeans

• East Asians and Europeans

• Pacific Islanders and East Asians

• Europeans and Native Americans

What is the narrator's personal ethnic background?

• Part Iranian and Black American, part German Irish Dutch

• Part Iranian and Native American, part German Irish Dutch

• Part Indian and Black American, part German Irish Dutch

• Part Indian and Native American, part German Irish Dutch

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