Which statement about the origins of the American population is true?

a - most Americans decended from people who first populated the continent 20,000 years ago

b - most Americans are immigrants or the descendants of immigrants

c - more than other factor, high birth rate in the 1800s dramatically increased the American population

d - The American populations origins can be traced mainly to immigration from Asia in the twentieth century

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Mohamed Rocha

6 November, 23:33

Which statement about the origins of the American population is true?

a - most Americans decended from people who first populated the continent 20,000 years ago

b - most Americans are immigrants or the descendants of immigrants

c - more than other factor, high birth rate in the 1800s dramatically increased the American population

d - The American populations origins can be traced mainly to immigration from Asia in the twentieth century

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Jonathon Shepherd · Answer 1

For A, since less than 25% of Americans are descended from Native Americans (via a quick Google search), it's safe to say that this isn't necessarily correct.

For B, since you're technically an immigrant if you're not Native American (and 100%-25%=75%=more than half), I'd think that this is right

For C, since 15 million people immigrated to the US in the 1800s, as well as that the birth rate actually dropped from about 55 to about 30-45 births per 1000 people per year, I wouldn't necessarily call it 100% correct.

For D, since there are 12.8 million Asian Americans (and over 300 million Americans), 12.8 million is clearly not the majority, proving B right