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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter III, The Germans.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name for a middleman who bought and sold indentured servants?
(a) Simon Legree.
(b) Slave driver.
(c) Coyote.
(d) Soul driver.

2. How long was the voyage to America in a sailing vessel?
(a) From three to seven weeks.
(b) From four to six months.
(c) From two to three weeks.
(d) From one to three months.

3. How many of the emigrants from the potato famine died en route to America in 1847?
(a) Five percent.
(b) Twenty percent.
(c) Fifty percent.
(d) Ten percent.

4. Who were the "Know-Nothings"?
(a) An anti-immigrant political party.
(b) A rude name for immigrants.
(c) A pro-immigrant political party.
(d) Immigrants who refused to participate in elections.

5. How much of the arable land in Ireland was used for growing potatoes before the famine?
(a) One-fourth.
(b) One-half.
(c) One-sixth.
(d) One-tenth.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did it take to cross the Atlantic in a steamship?

2. What was the occupation of the German immigrants who landed in St. Louis and Milwaukee?

3. In what area did 19th century Germans consider themselves superior to Irish?

4. What crop were most slaves in the U.S. producing?

5. What diseases plagued the Irish living in tenements?

(see the answer key)

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