Question

Which sentence best describes the experience of most of the “new immigrants” who arrived in the United States in the late 1800s and early 1900s?
(1 point)
Responses

They lived in the cities where they arrived and most held low-paying jobs.
They lived in the cities where they arrived and most held low-paying jobs.

They moved west for the free land and became farmers.
They moved west for the free land and became farmers.

They became disappointed with the opportunities in the United States and returned to their homeland.
They became disappointed with the opportunities in the United States and returned to their homeland.

They easily assimilated into American culture.

Answer 1

They lived in the cities where they arrived and most held low-paying jobs.

Most new immigrants settled in urban ethnic neighborhoods and worked in factories, sweatshops, or other low-wage jobs rather than moving west or quickly assimilating.