The primary goal of the American Protective Association was to
A. limit immigration to those who already had relatives living in the United States.
B. require immigrants to sign loyalty oaths to the United States government.
C. stop immigrants from entering the United States.
D. make English the official language of the United States.
E. give "native" Americans preference over immigrants in employment opportunities.
Answer: C
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In the late nineteenth century, many immigrants to the United States
A. formed close-knit ethnic communities within cities. B. read English-language newspapers and frequented chain stores. C. totally cut their links to their native countries. D. found the transition to their new country to be fairly easy. E. were already experienced as urban-dwelling, industrial workers.
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a. true b. false
The motto of the __________was "lifting as we climb."
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).