How was immigration in the 1990s similar to immigration in the 1890s?A.Most immigrants were unable to read or write.B.Racial quotas kept many ethnic groups from entering the country.C.The large wave of immigration caused a change in American demographics.D.There were many immigrants from eastern Europe.

Which of the following is true of immigration during the Progressive era?*New immigration from southern and eastern Europe reached its peak.Overall immigration declined dramatically as a result of the quota system.New Orleans and Charleston became the major ports of entry for European immigrants.The vast majority of immigrants came from Ireland.

The 1890s witnessed a major shift in the sources of immigration to the United States. Define the key terms pertaining to the “new immigrants.”“races”Ireland, England, Germany, and Scandinaviaeastern Europethe region(s) from which most “new immigrants” camedescriptive term used by native-born Americans to describe new immigrantsthe region(s) from which most traditional immigrants came

What led to U.S. immigration laws based on national origin?A.More immigrants from eastern EuropeB.More immigrants with no religionC.Fewer immigrants from AsiaD.Immigrants with large families

Which detail supports the idea that immigrants were eventually accepted?A. We now have legislation that makes discrimination of any kind illegal.B. Some immigrants were not always welcome on American shores.C. Protestants now pass laws to permit Catholics to hold public offices.D. Ethnic groups can keep their own traditions while still managing to fit in

Page(s) 979-98120.1. Chronological ReasoningThe 1965 Immigration Act was the most significant reform of U.S. immigration policy in the twentieth century.Which events took place before the 1965 Immigration Act, and which events were the result of the act being passed?Before the Immigration ActDrag appropriate answer(s) hereApproximately 40 percent of all U.S. immigrants from Mexico were reclassified as “illegal.”Immigration from Asia nearly doubled, especially as people from Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos sought refuge in the United States.Immigrants to the United States arrived mostly from Europe because European countries had larger quotas than Asia and Africa.The U.S. government admitted millions of laborers from Mexico to fill critical labor shortages through the Bracero Program.