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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter II, The Irish.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the average life expectancy of an Irish immigrant in the 19th century?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Fifty-five.
(d) Forty.

2. How had most of the Scotch-Irish financed their immigration?
(a) They formed credit unions among themselves.
(b) They became indentured servants.
(c) They were sent with money from home.
(d) They worked as apprentices.

3. Who were the "Know-Nothings"?
(a) A rude name for immigrants.
(b) Immigrants who refused to participate in elections.
(c) A pro-immigrant political party.
(d) An anti-immigrant political party.

4. How long did it take to cross the Atlantic in a steamship?
(a) Ten months.
(b) Ten days.
(c) Two months.
(d) Ten weeks.

5. What crop were most slaves in the U.S. producing?
(a) Vegetables.
(b) Tobacco.
(c) Cotton.
(d) Sugar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which ethnic group has the highest fertility rates?

2. How long was the voyage to America in a sailing vessel?

3. What is the most affluent ethnic group in the U.S.?

4. What was the occupation of the German immigrants who landed in St. Louis and Milwaukee?

5. How many people died of starvation or illness during the Great Famine of the 1840s in Ireland?

(see the answer key)

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