Question 1

Who made up 18.9% of the U.S. population in 1790?

Accepted Answer

A)  English 
B)  Irish 
C)  Native Americans 
D)  Africans 
A)  English 
B)  Irish 
C)  Native Americans 
D)  Africans D

Question 2

What dominant and minority response patterns occurred during the colonial period? How are these explained by the theories of majority and minority groups?

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should include:
1. Articulate the responses from minority and majority groups including both the push for cultural diversity and religious intolerance.
2. Use conflict theory and functionalist theory to show how both of these could have existed at the same time.

Question 3

Why don't all immigrants desire to become full, participating citizens in the country to which they move? How does this affect their new country? Use examples.

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should include:
1. Outline the reasons why some immigrants might be retreatist.
2. Use examples to show which groups might avoid full participation. Perhaps consider using the Irish as an example due to their persecution in the United States.
3. Use theories to help speculate about the impact of these groups on their host country. Explain how a conflict theorist, functionalist and symbolic interactionist might explain this reaction.

Question 4

Following 1820, shipmasters were required to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  file a directional plan 
B)  announce their ship's arrival 
C)  submit a passenger list to custom officials 
D)  expose passengers to the English language 
A)  file a directional plan 
B)  announce their ship's arrival 
C)  submit a passenger list to custom officials 
D)  expose passengers to the English language

Question 5

The use of the German language in schools, like the use of Spanish instruction in schools today, was an effort to do what?

Accepted Answer

The use of the German language in school

Question 6

Explain how immigrants who were seeking religious freedom actually came to the New World with their own stereotyped beliefs. How did this impact their relationship with other immigrant groups?

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should include:
1. Note

Question 7

Protestant reaction to the large numbers of German Jews and Irish Catholics illustrates __________ theory.

Accepted Answer

A)  conflict 
B)  functionalist 
C)  interactionist 
D)  internal colonialism 
A)  conflict 
B)  functionalist 
C)  interactionist 
D)  internal colonialism

Question 8

The Know-Nothing movement of the 1850s illustrates __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  acceptance 
B)  avoidance 
C)  political apathy 
D)  xenophobia 
A)  acceptance 
B)  avoidance 
C)  political apathy 
D)  xenophobia

Question 9

Emerson tried to combat the __________ movement by appealing to the "smelting pot" concept.

Accepted Answer

A)  immigration 
B)  nativist 
C)  ethnocentric 
D)  patriot 
A)  immigration 
B)  nativist 
C)  ethnocentric 
D)  patriot

Question 10

Germany has contributed __________ immigrants to the United States since 1820.

Accepted Answer

A)  500,000 
B)  2.2 million 
C)  4.8 million 
D)  7.3 million 
A)  500,000 
B)  2.2 million 
C)  4.8 million 
D)  7.3 million

Question 11

The expulsion of religious dissident Roger Williams from the Massachusetts colony led to the founding in 1639 of which denomination in Rhode Island?

Accepted Answer

A)  Methodist 
B)  Baptist 
C)  Quaker 
D)  Seventh-day Adventist 
A)  Methodist 
B)  Baptist 
C)  Quaker 
D)  Seventh-day Adventist

Question 12

Arriving in a new destination with an unfamiliar cultural context can jolt one's world of reality. This jolt is known as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  xenophobia 
B)  culture shock 
C)  amalgamation 
D)  assimilation 
A)  xenophobia 
B)  culture shock 
C)  amalgamation 
D)  assimilation

Question 13

The Federalists were strongly pro-French during the early stages of the French Revolution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

During the colonial period, one of the most frequent causes of social problems was __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  nationality 
B)  religion 
C)  race 
D)  social class 
A)  nationality 
B)  religion 
C)  race 
D)  social class

Question 15

The Massachusetts Charter extended "liberty of conscience" to Protestants and Catholics alike.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Many Federalists believed that the large foreign-born population was the root of all evil in the United States. This is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  religious persecution 
B)  economic opportunity 
C)  scapegoating 
D)  resistance to assimilation 
A)  religious persecution 
B)  economic opportunity 
C)  scapegoating 
D)  resistance to assimilation

Question 17

Federalist action toward the increasing foreign-born population took the form of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  expulsion 
B)  job discrimination 
C)  legislative actions 
D)  spatial segregation 
A)  expulsion 
B)  job discrimination 
C)  legislative actions 
D)  spatial segregation

Question 18

Franklin was opposed to the large German population in Pennsylvania because __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  many were Mennonites and pacifists 
B)  they were racist 
C)  they had little knowledge of American customs 
D)  he worried they would overrun government elections 
A)  many were Mennonites and pacifists 
B)  they were racist 
C)  they had little knowledge of American customs 
D)  he worried they would overrun government elections

Question 19

The Alien and Sedition Acts were designed to encourage political activity by pro-French immigrants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Partially because of their strong command of the English language relative to other immigrants, the __________ were able to provide strong leadership for early labor movements in the U.S.

Accepted Answer

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Who made up 18.9% of the U.S. population in 1790?

What dominant and minority response patterns occurred during the colonial period? How are these explained by the theories of majority and minority groups?

Why don't all immigrants desire to become full, participating citizens in the country to which they move? How does this affect their new country? Use examples.

Following 1820, shipmasters were required to __________.

The use of the German language in schools, like the use of Spanish instruction in schools today, was an effort to do what?

Explain how immigrants who were seeking religious freedom actually came to the New World with their own stereotyped beliefs. How did this impact their relationship with other immigrant groups?

Protestant reaction to the large numbers of German Jews and Irish Catholics illustrates __________ theory.

The Know-Nothing movement of the 1850s illustrates __________.

Emerson tried to combat the __________ movement by appealing to the "smelting pot" concept.

Germany has contributed __________ immigrants to the United States since 1820.

The expulsion of religious dissident Roger Williams from the Massachusetts colony led to the founding in 1639 of which denomination in Rhode Island?

Arriving in a new destination with an unfamiliar cultural context can jolt one's world of reality. This jolt is known as __________.

The Federalists were strongly pro-French during the early stages of the French Revolution.

During the colonial period, one of the most frequent causes of social problems was __________.

The Massachusetts Charter extended "liberty of conscience" to Protestants and Catholics alike.

Many Federalists believed that the large foreign-born population was the root of all evil in the United States. This is __________.

Federalist action toward the increasing foreign-born population took the form of __________.

Franklin was opposed to the large German population in Pennsylvania because __________.

The Alien and Sedition Acts were designed to encourage political activity by pro-French immigrants.

Partially because of their strong command of the English language relative to other immigrants, the __________ were able to provide strong leadership for early labor movements in the U.S.

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Who made up 18.9% of the U.S. population in 1790?

What dominant and minority response patterns occurred during the colonial period? How are these explained by the theories of majority and minority groups?

Why don't all immigrants desire to become full, participating citizens in the country to which they move? How does this affect their new country? Use examples.

Following 1820, shipmasters were required to __________.

The use of the German language in schools, like the use of Spanish instruction in schools today, was an effort to do what?

Explain how immigrants who were seeking religious freedom actually came to the New World with their own stereotyped beliefs. How did this impact their relationship with other immigrant groups?

Protestant reaction to the large numbers of German Jews and Irish Catholics illustrates __________ theory.

The Know-Nothing movement of the 1850s illustrates __________.

Emerson tried to combat the __________ movement by appealing to the "smelting pot" concept.

Germany has contributed __________ immigrants to the United States since 1820.

The expulsion of religious dissident Roger Williams from the Massachusetts colony led to the founding in 1639 of which denomination in Rhode Island?

Arriving in a new destination with an unfamiliar cultural context can jolt one's world of reality. This jolt is known as __________.

The Federalists were strongly pro-French during the early stages of the French Revolution.

During the colonial period, one of the most frequent causes of social problems was __________.

The Massachusetts Charter extended "liberty of conscience" to Protestants and Catholics alike.

Many Federalists believed that the large foreign-born population was the root of all evil in the United States. This is __________.

Federalist action toward the increasing foreign-born population took the form of __________.

Franklin was opposed to the large German population in Pennsylvania because __________.

The Alien and Sedition Acts were designed to encourage political activity by pro-French immigrants.

Partially because of their strong command of the English language relative to other immigrants, the __________ were able to provide strong leadership for early labor movements in the U.S.

The Study of Minorities

Culture and Social Structure

Prejudice and Discrimination

Intergroup Relations

South, Central, and East European Americans

American Indians

Asian Americans

Middle Eastern and North African Americans

Black Americans

Hispanic Americans

Religious Minorities

Women As a Minority Group

Gays, People With Disabilities, and the Elderly

The Ever-Changing Us Mosaic

Filters