unit 3 les 8 pracs. 48-49 Flashcards
Even the earliest colonists of the United States were immigrants
true
Few immigrants came to the United States during the Industrial Revolution because they did not want factory jobs.
false
Immigrants expected a better life in the United States than they had in their native countries
true
Many Irish immigrants came to the United States to escape a potato famine
true
Immigrants tend to settle where other people from their native land already live
true
German immigrants mostly settled in the Northeast
false
When was the first wave of immigration?
a. the 1600s.
When was the second wave of immigration?
b. the 1820s to the 1870s.
When was the third wave of immigration?
c. 1881 to the 1920s.
Which wave of the immigration included the most people from southern and eastern Europe?
c. the third wave.