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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What caused repeated conflicts between the Scotch-Irish and the Celtic Irish immigrants who arrived later?
(a) Education.
(b) Slavery.
(c) Politics.
(d) Religion.

3. How did German Jews regard themselves?
(a) Hebrews from Europe.
(b) Jewish Americans.
(c) Jews from Germany.
(d) Germans of the Hebrew faith.

4. By the end of the 19th century, who controlled 2/3 of the labor done in New York City?
(a) Italian padrone.
(b) Poltical bosses.
(c) Labor unions.
(d) White collar investors.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What crop were most slaves in the U.S. producing?

2. What was the average life expectancy of an Irish immigrant in the 19th century?

3. How did northern and southern Italian immigrants regard each other?

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

5. What nationality are the Pennsylvania Dutch?

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