Though immigration was not a new phenomenon in the United States, the middle and late 19th century saw a new wave of immigrants arriving from all over the world. In the 1840s, groups of relatively financially well-off immigrants arrived from northern and western Europe. These immigrants, who were often Protestant and hailed from countries like Ireland and Germany, settled in cities along the east coast and in the midwest of the United States. Later on, in the 1890s, Jewish and Catholic immigrants from southern and eastern Europe as well as immigrants from Mexico and Asia began to arrive in America. These immigrants were often poorer than those from northern and western Europe. Some were fleeing religious persecution, and others were escaping political unrest. But the common thread among most of these immigrants was that they were seeking opportunity in US cities. This influx of immigrants was fueled by inexpensive and fast travel on steamships. A once-expensive and long trip across the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean had become affordable and only took 8 to 12 days.

Which of the following best describes the relationship between steamship travel and immigration?

A
Despite the dangers and excessive costs of steamship travel, small numbers of immigrants still made it to the United States.

B
The steamship industry decided to give free rides to immigrants, but only if they were going to the United States.

C
Major increases in immigration forced the steamship industry to lower prices and offer better travel conditions.

D
As steamship travel became faster and cheaper, immigration to the United States increased.

D.

Explanation:

This is because more people could afford it. Plus, the journey became less treacherous- meaning more people were willing to immigrate.

7. which was not an important advance made by the maya:

-deviced and accurate map of the world.

8. what was justinian code:

-a single, consistent set of laws for the byzantine empire.

9. which describes what theodora achieved as justinian´s most trusted adviser:

-getting laws passed to give married women more rights and to protect divorced women.

10. what caused the christian church to divide into two branches- the eastern orthodox church and the catholic church:                                             -differences in language, liturgy, and views on religious icons.

11. what was a result of the work done by the monks cyril and methodius:       - orthodox christianity spread to slavic cultures.

12. which is true about byzantine culture:

-it was a blend of greco-roman and persian culture.

13. which was not a major accomplishment of byzantine culture:

-the reconstruction of moscow

14. which group invaded the slavic homeland beginning in the ninth century:

-varangians

15. what did vladimir, prince of kiev, do in 988 to unify his people:       - he converted to orthodox christianity

16. what is the name of the book in which muhammad ´s words and teaching were collected:

-quran

17. what is the hajj:

-the pilgrimage to mecca that all muslims must undertake if possible

18. which accurately describes islamic belief:

-muhammad is god´s only prophet.

19. what happened to islam after the death of muhammad:

-it was practiced by only few people in small parts of the world

20. which region shows the extent of islamic territory 100 years after muhhamed´s death:

-egypt, mesopotamia, persia.(b)

21. which led to the division between sunni and shia following the death of muhammed:

-conflict over who should be the caliph

22. the muslims achieved many spectacular advances, which was not one of them:

-they created the justinian´s code.

answer: a

explanation:  

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savings accounts are just money in a bank- they are insured by the fdic for up to 250,000.   very little risk

the average mutual fund holds hundreds of different securities, which means mutual fund shareholders gain important diversification at a low price. which means if one stock or bond drops it will have very little affect on the mutual fund - again very little risk