Aim for FiveUS History

Short answer: non-text source

Immigrants by country of origin, 1880s and 1900s

  • Units 6 and 7
  • 3 points
  • About 13 minutes

You analyze a chart, table, map or image and answer three short parts about what it shows and the history behind it. Here the source is a data table. On the exam: Short-answer question 3 of 3, required; the three short-answer questions share a 40-minute section worth 20% of the score.

The question and its sources

On the exam this question's source is a chart, map or image; here it's a data table. Use the table to answer parts a, b and c. Write a few sentences for each part; you don't need a thesis.

Immigrants admitted to the United States by country of last residence, 1880–1889 and 1900–1909

Country of last residence1880–18891900–1909
Germany1,445,181328,722
United Kingdom810,900469,518
Ireland674,061344,940
Norway and Sweden586,441426,981
Austria-Hungary314,7872,001,376
Italy267,6601,930,475
Russia182,6981,501,301
China65,79719,884
All countries5,248,5688,202,388

Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Immigration Statistics, 2006 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics, Table 2 (fiscal years). Selected countries only. From 1899 to 1919, immigrants from Poland were counted under Austria-Hungary, Germany and Russia.

Suggested time: 13 minutes

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Part (a)

1 point

Briefly describe ONE change in immigration to the United States shown in the table.

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Part (b)

1 point

Briefly explain ONE reason for the change you described in part a.

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Part (c)

1 point

Briefly explain ONE way that Americans responded to immigration in the period 1880 to 1924.

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