Author Question: Irish immigrants tended to flock to which part of the United States after 1840? A) the ... (Read 47 times)

fbq8i · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

The Know-Nothing Party

A) was formed to prevent African-Americans from obtaining political power.
B) was a small party that never had any significant impact on politics.
C) was created as an anti-Catholic and anti-immigration party.
D) succeeded in ending all immigration into the United States.

Question 2

Moderate American reformers reacted to the Know-Nothing challenge to immigration by

A) accepting their attacks and anti-immigration policies.
B) trying to change the opinions of the Know-Nothing party.
C) turning immigrants into good Americans through education.
D) ignoring their threat.

Question 3

The growing volume of Irish and German immigrant arrivals into the United States resulted in which of the following?

A) growing acceptance by white Americans
B) general indifference
C) no significant change in the attitudes of white Americans
D) the significant increase in prejudice against immigrants

Question 4

The largest impact that Irish immigration had on the United States was the

A) increase in the European population of the United States.
B) end to racial discrimination in the United States.
C) creation of a massive Catholic population of the United States for the first time.
D) ending of suffering in Ireland.

Question 5

Irish immigrants tended to flock to which part of the United States after 1840?

A) the countryside to set up farms
B) the growing western states of the United States, such as California
C) the Midwestern states
D) growing cities, such as Boston, New York, and Chicago