Question

Which of the following best states a way that “old” immigrants differed from “new” immigrants in the 1800s?
Old immigrants were Protestants and Jews, while new immigrants were Catholics and Jews.
Old immigrants settled among the native population, while new immigrants formed their own neighborhoods.
Old immigrants were welcomed by the native population, while new immigrants were met with hostility.
Old immigrants often had property and skills, while new immigrants tended to be poor, unskilled workers.

Answer 1

Old immigrants often had property and skills, while new immigrants tended to be poor, unskilled workers.

Explanation: “Old” immigrants (mainly from Northern and Western Europe) were more likely to be skilled, landowning, and to speak English or assimilate more easily. “New” immigrants (from Southern and Eastern Europe) arriving after 1880 were more often poor, unskilled, and concentrated in urban ethnic neighborhoods, which also led to greater nativist hostility.