QUESTION 2 "New" immigration in the late 1800s can be characterized by
A. All of these.
B. individuals speaking primarily Slavic and Romance languages.
C. immigrants arriving from South-eastern and Central Europe.
D. mostly Jewish, Roman Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox religions.

A. All of these.

Explanation:

During the late 1800s, the United States received immigration from almost every country in Europe.

It received large immigration from Slavic speaking countries like Poland, and from Romance speaking countries like Italy.

Finally, it also recieved a large Jewish migration, who came mainly from Eastern European countries like Poland and the Russian Empire.

while it was true that the cotton gin reduced the labor of removing seeds, it did not reduce the need for slaves to grow and pick the cotton.

explanation:

before eli whitney's invention of the cotton gin, picking and cleaning cotton was a slow, labor-intensive job. workers, usually slaves, had to pick the seeds from the cotton fibers by hand. this invention made it possible to grow large amounts of cotton on big farms and make money.