Author Question: Between 1840 and 1860, the overwhelming majority of immigrants who arrived in the United States came ... (Read 98 times)

big1devin · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

In the 1820s and 1830s, railroads

A. saw their greatest development in the southern slave states.

B. had not yet been constructed in America.

C. became the dominant form of transportation in the nation.

D. played a relatively small role in the nation's transportation system.

E. standardized both the gauge of tracks and timetables.

Question 2

Compared to Irish immigrants, German immigrants to the United States before 1860

A. generally arrived with more money.

B. generally moved on to the Southeast.

C. came in greater numbers.

D. were less likely to migrate with entire families.

E. were more likely to remain in eastern cities.

Question 3

The great majority of Irish immigrants settled in the

A. eastern cities.

B. western territories.

C. southern cities.

D. rural North.

E. rural South.

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Question 4

Between 1840 and 1860, the overwhelming majority of immigrants who arrived in the United States came from

A. Italy and Russia.

B. Ireland and Germany.

C. Ireland and Italy.

D. England and Russia.

E. England and Ireland.