Many Members of the English Gentry Became Willing to Emigrate to the American Colonies After

- Many members of the English gentry became willing to emigrate to the American colonies after ¥ the break with the Catholic Church kept younger sons from having secure professional futures within the Church. - Which was true for most immigrants to America? ¥ Most had little knowledge of English, so they commanded only the lowest paying jobs, Most had little education, Most remained close to the cities where they had landed - the East Coast's large cities, They usually had little or no understanding of American culture. - The Columbian Exchange refers to ¥ the agricultural products and domestic animals that crossed from European civilizations to the New World and from the New World to Europe, the introduction of European diseases to Native Americans, such as syphilis, the decimation of native populations - by as much as two-thirds - from exposure to small pox and other diseases that they had never been exposed to and had no immunities against. - Spain was not successful in its settlement of North America mainly because the Spanish ¥ sought quick profits and were dissuaded by clashes with Indians, believing that it would not be worth the investment to establish permanent colonies. - By 1860, the foreign-born of the North comprised about ____ of the U.S. population. ¥ one-fifth - The tenement buildings in which immigrants often lived frequently lacked all of the following, except ¥ violent crime. - About how many Irish immigrated to America to escape the terrible potato famine of the 1840s in Ireland? ¥ one million - New York City became America's largest city in the 1800s because - migration from Europe and from the countryside combined to make the city's population reach 814,000 by 1860. - Between 1660 and 1700, North America changed in which of the following ways? ¥ The non-native population grew from about 70,000 to about one million. - Which of these was not a major reason for immigration to America in the late 1800s and early 1900s? ¥ American advertisements placed in Western European newspapers. - How did Americans respond to the influx of immigrants in the mid nineteenth century? ¥ Many people formulated a new racial and ethnic identity about what it meant to be an American that differentiated them as better than most immigrants. - Which of the following statements was not true of Jamestown? ¥ The harsh winter of 1609-1610 did not affect the supply of food in the colony. - Immigration to America changed a great deal during the 1920s, as ¥ Congress passed laws establishing quotas for immigrants based on their home country. - Between 1880 and 1920, approximately ____ people came to America from other countries. ¥ 25 million - Which of the following was not one of the reasons for Europeans' desire to explore lands overseas in the 16th century? ¥ The increasing population density in Europe made the acquisition of new land for farming and permanent settlement in North America a necessity. - Northern newspapers usually exhibited strong political partisanship, because ¥ they were usually financed by specific political parties. - Which of the following was not true of the Red Scare that hit America after the Communist takeover in Russia? - Socialism was limited to the Northeast. - The term "Americanization" referred to ¥ the notion that immigrants should leave behind the ways of the old world and blend into American culture. - Which of the following is the most accurate statement regarding Africans and the North American slave trade from the 16th to the 18th century? ¥ Although African slaves did not make up a huge percentage of new arrivals in colonial North America, they profoundly changed labor, social, and cultural relations. - Which of the following statements about pre-Columbian civilizations is true? ¥ Economies based on agriculture allowed extended settlement in one area and the development of a broad trade network.