Exam 5: North and West European Americans

What was the nature of the attacks launched on immigrants by Presidents Roosevelt and Wilson, prior to World War I?

Which former president sought to return to office on the Know-Nothing ticket?

The large population of German immigrants added to rising tensions and violent confrontations.

What institutions have helped the New England French Canadians retain their language and culture?

During the Colonial Period religious differences caused social problems more frequently than nationality differences.

The brutal working conditions of the Irish for low wages illustrates which theory?

Explain the roots of separation of church and state.

The building of a society when large groups of people arrive to forge a civilization on undeveloped land is best understood with the __________ perspective.

One of the biggest real fears for women in the 1800s was __________.

Early German immigrants settled in __________.

The civic culture included strong beliefs in __________.

Approximately __________ million Americans trace at least some of their family to Germany.

Provide evidence that the separation of church and state did not immediately occur after the drafting of the Constitution.

What did Harriet Martineau, the "mother of sociology," mean when she said that the arrival of new immigrants was "a pure benefit"?

Nineteenth-century British immigrants __________.

According to the functionalist viewpoint, which of the following might be considered the cause of temporary dysfunctions?

The Alien and Sedition Acts were designed to discourage political activity by __________.

Arguing against the nativist position in 1852, a Massachusetts senator argued that the __________.

__________ has contributed the greatest number of immigrants to the United States.

__________ was a characteristic that helped mark many Irish as outsiders in the United States.