Why Was the Response to Irish Immigration in Boston Different

question 39

Multiple Choice

Why was the response to Irish immigration in Boston different from that in New York?

• A) New York was more able to absorb the large number of Irish immigrants.
• B) New York had always been more homogeneous than Boston.
• C) New York's economy was weaker than Boston's.
• D) New York had more reform organizations prepared to help immigrants.

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