Question

Which of the following best states a similarity between the "old" and "new" waves of immigration in the 1800s?
Immigrants from both periods established neighborhoods in American cities.
Immigrants from both periods were from western and northern Europe.
Immigrants from both periods were from eastern and southern Europe.
Immigrants from both periods were skilled laborers and landowners.

Answer 1

Immigrants from both periods established neighborhoods in American cities.

Explanation: Both the "old" (western/northern European) and the "new" (southern/eastern European) immigrants often formed ethnic neighborhoods and enclaves in U.S. cities, even though they differed in origin and in typical occupations.