British and American Studies

The first people on the American continent came from ________ .

• Africa

• Asia

• Europe

• Australia

Who were the dominant ethnic group among early settlers of the US?

• the British

• the Irish

• the German

• the Spanish

_______ were brought to work as slaves in the US between 1619 and 1808.

• East Africans

• West Africans

• South Africans

• North Africans

When did the Congress passed the Johnson - Reed Immigration Act to set limits on new comers?

• in 1921

• in 1922

• in 1923

• in 1924

From the 1870s to the 1930s more immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe come to America because of _________ .

• poverty

• discrimination

• poverty and discrimination

• land hunger

When did the US begin to grant immigrant visas?

• in the early 1960s

• in the mid 1960s

• in the late 1960s

• in 1970

In 1986 Congress revised immigration law to deal with _______ .

• illegal immigrants

• legal immigrants

• foreign born Americans

• minority group

Which states have the largest Indian population?

• Western states

• Eastern states

• Southern states

• Northern states

Which occupies most of the land in the United Kingdom?

• agriculture

• wasteland

• mountain

• urban development

What is the Pennines?

• a mountain range

• a range of hill

• a river

• an island