The "Melting Pot" Model of Immigration Over Simplified the Way

question 12

Multiple Choice

The "melting pot" model of immigration over simplified the way that migration actually took place in U.S. history. What was one significant and very real consequence of this early "melting pot" mythology?

• A) Irish fleeing the potato famine faced a lack of work when they arrived on U.S. soil.
• B) Congress passed the National Origins Act as a response to immigration.
• C) Many immigrants came to the United States voluntarily and were conscripted as slaves.
• D) Immigration to the United States proved beneficial for indigenous people already living in North America.