According to the documentary film on New York City, starting in the 1880s, immigrants came to New York predominantly from WHAT region of the world?Group of answer choicesSoutheast AsiaSouth AmericaEastern EuropeThe Middle East

According to the documentary film on New York City, immigrants came to New York City through Ellis Island largely because of their search for which ONE of the following?Group of answer choicesFreedomBetter health careEmploymentFarmland

The 1890s witnessed a major shift in the sources of immigration to the United States. Define the key terms pertaining to the “new immigrants.”“races”Ireland, England, Germany, and Scandinaviaeastern Europethe region(s) from which most “new immigrants” camedescriptive term used by native-born Americans to describe new immigrantsthe region(s) from which most traditional immigrants came

According to the documentary film on New York City, the Lower East Side neighborhood contributed to the development of New York City for all of the following reasons EXCEPTGroup of answer choicesIt contained immigrants who brought with them generations of pent-up energy Its poor housing conditions forced residents to intermingleIt was a center for artists and musicians who received funds from wealthy New YorkersIts streets contain immigrant markets

Which of the following is FALSE about the “new” immigration?Group of answer choicesMost immigrants had assimilated American values and customs before they arrived in the USAMost immigrants came from southern and eastern EuropeMost immigrants were Catholics or JewsMost immigrants settled in industrial cities in the Northeast and Upper Midwest

This area of New York City was home to the highest concentration of Arab Americans between 1870 and 1940 as a result of the first wave of immigration.