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Current European American Population
Ancestry
Demographics
Immigration- First Wave
Immigration- Second Wave
100
In 2009, the largest self-reported European American ancestry group in the United States
What is German Americans
100
Since 1607, _______ million immigrants have come to the U.S.
What is 57
100
English, Scottish, and Scots-Irish of Colonial Ancestry are mostly found in the _____.
What is the South.
100
The first wave of European migration from 1820-1890 came after this war.
What is the Revolutionary War
100
The second wave of European immigration arrived during this 40-year time span.
What is the mid 1890's- 1920's
200
German Americans, Irish Americans, English Americans, and Italian Americans made up 43.8% of the population in 2009, making European Americans
What is the largest group of the current U.S. population
200
Of that 57 million immigrants, ________ million returned to their homelands
What is 10 million
200
Dutch, German, and Flemish Americans are found residing in the _______ states.
What is the Mid-Atlantic.
200
Most immigrants from the first wave came from Northern and Central-Western _______.
What is Europe.
200
The majority of these immigrants came mainly from Southern, Central and Eastern _____, as well as Ireland.
What is Europe.
300
The percentage of the U.S. foreign born population has ______ (increased/decreased) over the past 150 years
What is decreased
300
53% of European Americans are of _______ ancestry (English, Scottish, Scots-Irish)
What is Colonial
300
This state has the highest Germal cultural character.
What is Pennsylvania.
300
This religion became a very important minority religion during this first wave of immigration.
What is Roman Catholicism.
300
This wave included a ______ (greater/lesser) variety of countries compared to the first wave.
What is greater.
400
The current term more commonly used for European Americans
What is Caucasian American or White American
400
Before 1881, the vast majority of immigrants (nearly 86% of the total), arrived from Ireland, Germany, Scandinavia, and _________.
What is Great Britain.
400
Louisiana has the highest percentage of European Americans from _____ descent.
What is French.
400
People of this origin came in as German/Austrian citizens due to their country losing its independence from 1772-1795.
What is Polish.
400
large numbers immigrants came from Spain, Mexico, Spanish Caribbean, and South and Central America. People from these ancestries are called ________.
What is White Hispanics
500
_______ refers to a person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa
What is "White" American
500
In 1960, ___% of foreign-born population in the U.S came from the region of Europe.
What is 75%
500
Florida and the Southwest U.S. have high amounts of European Americans from _____ descent.
What is Spanish
500
Descendants of the first wave of European Immigration are found dominantly in the Midwest and ______ U.S.
What is Northeast.
500
Due to the large amount of White Hispanics immigrating during the second wave, White Hispanics increased to making up ___% of the U.S. Population.
What is 8%