The American Citizen

Question 1

Data courtesy of the SSDAN Study the above chart that shows how America’s population changed between 1980 and 2000. Based on the chart, which of the following statements is TRUE?

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Between 1980 and 2000, Hispanic Americans became a larger part of the US population.

Question 2

Image by Education2020 This map shows the pathways taken by __________ as they migrated to the Americas.

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Native Americans

Question 3

Which piece of immigration legislation set a new limit on migration from other countries, starting at 675,000 each year?

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Immigration Act of 1990

Question 4

The 1965 __________ removed immigration quotas that were based solely on race.

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Hart-Celler Act

Question 5

When a society is made up of citizens who have a wide variety of races, ethnicities, genders, and beliefs, that society is best described as culturally __________.

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diverse

Question 6

During the era of European settlement between 1600 and 1820, most Africans who came to the Americas arrived as __________.

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slaves

Question 7

Data courtesy of the SSDAN (2000) Based on the above map, multiethnic citizens dominate which region of the United States?

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the West

Question 8

According to today’s historical theories, Native Americans first migrated to the Americas over __________ years ago.

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15,000

Question 9

The first permanent European colonies in the Americas were founded by __________.

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Columbus and Spanish explorers

Question 10

The era of group migration lasted between 1820 and 1880. Which country experienced a major potato famine and sent the most settlers during this era?

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Ireland

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