Who were the new immigrants of the late nineteenth century, and how did they change the demographics of American cities?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The ideal answer should include:
1. Most of the new inhabitants of late-nineteenth-century cities came from Europe.
2. By 1890, about 15 percent of the population was foreign-born.
3. Most newcomers were job seekers. Nearly two-thirds were males, most between the ages of 15 and 40.
4. Most were unskilled laborers who settled on the East Coast.
5. Cities had increasingly large foreign-born populations.
6. Beginning in the 1880s, immigration shifted away from northern and western Europe and toward southern and eastern Europe.
7. The new immigrants tended to be Catholics or Jews rather than Protestants.
8. More than any previous group, the so-called new immigrants troubled mainstream society.
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