7. What changed between the two major periods (1640-1840 and 1840-1920) of immigration to the
U. S. ?
A) It went from consisting of primarily enslaved
Africans to being Western European
immigration
B) It went from being a slow but steady stream of
immigrants from all nations to a flood of
immigration from ethnic conflicts.
C) It went from consisting of immigrants of
entirely English and Catholic backgrounds to
a variety of national as well as religious
backgrounds.
D) It went from consisting of immigrants of
Western and Northern European backgrounds
to consisting of people of Southern and
Eastern European as well as Asian
backgrounds.