23. According to the passage, which ancestry predominated at the time of the first census?
(a) Native Americans
(b) Negroes
(c) English
(d) Hispanic
24. The word "ancestry" in line 5 is closest in meaning to
(a) origins
(b) inheritance
(c) color
(d) freedom
25. The word "their" in line 5 refers to which of the following
(a) immigrants
(b) people of Hispanic origin
(c) white citizens
(d) Native Americans
26. Which of the following is true, according to the passage?
(a) a quota system was in place from 1908
(b) a peak period of immigration was in the late 1800s and early 1900s
(c) slaves were not counted in the first census
(d) only those who paid taxes were included in the first census
27. The number of immigrants taken in over the 100 years to 1915 was
(a) probably about 1 million
(b) about 35 million
(c) 8.4 million