The wave of Irish and German emigrants were welcomed by native-born workers who understood that their own upward mobility was enhanced by a multitude of easily exploited, foreign-born laborers.
a. true
b. false
Ans: b. false
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What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following was true of middle-class white families in the 1950s?
A) They exhibited a great deal of conformity in their consumer behavior. B) They tended to spend rather than save. C) They aspired to live in city centers. D) They tended to reject traditional social and cultural norms.
The proposal for popular sovereignty called for deciding the issue of slavery in the territories through
a. Constitutional amendment b. a vote in both houses of Congress c. direct national referendum d. a majority vote in Congress e. territorial legislatures.
Early immigrants from england labeled native indians as heathens, animalistic and inferior. such labeling is an example of?
a. prejudice b. racism c. ethnocentrism d. all of the above