New Immigrants were typically from which regions and what were their characteristics?

• A. Northern and Western Europe; Protestant; farmers; rural living
• B. Latin America and Canada; professionals; urban
• C. Southern and Eastern Europe and Asia; Catholic and Jewish; lived in cities and worked in factories
• D. Africa and the Middle East; merchants; coastal towns

Answer: (C)

A common pattern during the late 19th and early 20th centuries was that new immigrants came mainly from Southern and Eastern Europe and from parts of Asia. They were often Catholic or Jewish and tended to settle in cities, taking factory jobs as the United States industrialized. This urban, labor‑intensive profile is what the described option highlights, showing where these newcomers came from and what life often looked like for them in the United States. It contrasts with earlier waves from Northern and Western Europe, who were mostly Protestant, more likely to be farmers, and settled in rural areas.