In the late nineteenth century, many immigrants to the United ...

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Question 1

In 1882, the first group of immigrants to be excluded from the United States on the basis of nationality were
 
  A. Mexicans.
 
  B. Irish.
 
  C. Japanese.
 
  D. Slavs.
 
  E. Chinese.

Question 2

The designers of New York City's Central Park
 
  A. deliberately created a public space that would look as little like the city as possible.
 
  B. initially wanted it to be exclusively accessible to the wealthy of the city.
 
  C. were hoping that the park could be a source of local agriculture and food production.
 
  D. thought of the park as a place where city government could meet in the open air.
 
  E. tried to make it a meeting place for immigrant leaders.

Question 3

The city beautiful movement in the United States was inspired, in part, by
 
  A. None of these answers is correct.
 
  B. the new technology of skyscrapers.
 
  C. the economic depression of 1893.
 
  D. both the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago, and the new technology of skyscrapers.
 
  E. the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago.

Question 4

Roughly what percentage of the populations of Chicago, New York, and Detroit was made up of immigrants by 1890?
 
  A. 2030 percent
 
  B. 8090 percent
 
  C. 5060 percent
 
  D. 4050 percent
 
  E. 6070 percent

Question 5

In the late nineteenth century, many immigrants to the United States
 
  A. read English-language newspapers and frequented chain stores.
 
  B. found the transition to their new country to be fairly easy.
 
  C. totally cut their links to their native countries.
 
  D. were already experienced as urban-dwelling, industrial workers.
 
  E. formed close-knit ethnic communities within cities.

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Answer 1

E

Answer 2

A

Answer 3

E

Answer 4

B

Answer 5

E

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