Part 7

Quiz for Document P7-1: Citizens Committee of Orchard, Rivington, and East Houston Streets, New York City to William Howard Taft (1912)

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Question 1

William Williams is quoted as describing new immigrants as different than immigrants of “earlier years” in that they represent ethnicities lacking the “capacity” to assimilate into American culture. What large group of European immigrants from “earlier years” had been previously described by many Americans as unassimilable?A. French Huguenots
B. German Lutherans
C. Irish Catholics
D. Scots Presbyterians

Question 2

What does the Citizens Committee believe to be William Williams’s intent in including criticism of their neighborhood in his annual report?A. Bringing resources and reforms to the immigrants neighborhoods of New York
B. Causing anti-immigrant mob violence to drive Jews and others out of New York
C. Creating anti-immigrant sentiment in order to affect immigration policy and practice
D. Elevating his own national political status in the Republican Party

Question 3

In what terms do the Citizens Committee petitioners describe the neighborhoods of the Lower East Side that they represent?A. American citizens or future citizens
B. Insular religious communities
C. Isolated ethnic enclaves
D. White nationalists