Question

Which statement best describes the differences between the earlier and later waves of immigrants?

Old immigrants had been more likely to take jobs as laborers, while new immigrants became merchants or landowners.

Old immigrants had been welcomed to the United States, while new immigrants faced a great deal of discrimination.

Old immigrants had often settled as landowners or merchants, while many new immigrants became unskilled workers.

Answer 1

Correct answer: "Old immigrants had often settled as landowners or merchants, while many new immigrants became unskilled workers."

Explanation: Earlier immigrants (from Northern and Western Europe) were more likely to be skilled, buy farmland, or set up small businesses. Later immigrants (from Southern and Eastern Europe) tended to be poorer, unskilled industrial laborers who concentrated in urban factories and tenements.