Analyze the Chart:
Ethnic and National Backgrounds of Americans 1790
Total Population: 3.9 Million
African 20%
English
48.7 %
Irish 7.8%
German 7%
Scottish 6.6 %
Dutch 2.7 %
Other 5.8 %
French 1.4%
1- Identify the percentage of immigrants from England.
2- Identify the percentage of Africans in the American colonies.
3- Thinking Question: Why were Africans forcibly brought to the Americas?
4- Did all of the European immigrants speak English?
5- What language did the majority of immigrants speak?
6- What religion was practiced by the majority of European immigrants? (Outside
Information - Previous Knowledge)?
7- What religion did the Irish practice (Outside Information - Previous Knowledge)?