Question

AP US History question:

Describe the patterns of immigration in TWO of the periods listed below. Compare and contrast the responses of Americans to immigrants in these periods: 1820 to 1860, 1880 to 1924, 1965 to 2000.

Answer 1

In the first period of immigration listed here, the overwhelming majority were German and Irish, which created great anxiety in the existing Protestant community, whereas in the later periods of immigration this was less of an issues, as the main concern was placed on immigrants stealing jobs.