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Immigration Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In the early 1700's, how many Immigrants came a year to the English colonies? | Less than 10,000 Immigrants |
| During the early 1700's, most Immigrants were from where? | British Isles and Germany. |
| In the late 1700's, what slowed immigration? | The Revolutionary Period |
| The first big wave lasted from when to when? | From 1815 to 1850. |
| During the first big wave most immigrants were from where? | Ireland, British Isles, Germany, and Scandinavia. |
| Thousands of what traveled to the West. | Chinese |
| What war during the first big wave slowed immigration? | The Civil War |
| The second wave peaked in what year? | 1880's |
| What 9 groups of immigrant came here during the Second big wave? | Ireland, British Isles, Germany, Scandinavia, Jews, Slavs, Hungarians,Italians, and Greeks. |
| The third wave lasted from when to when? | 1904-1914 |
| How many came during the third wave? | 1,000,000 + a year six times during this period |
| Most were from where during the third wave? | Eastern and southern Europe |
| Immigration slowed during the third wave because of what war? | World War 1 |
| Immigrants come from where during the current wave? | Asia, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. |