Minority Groups in the United States

Slavery was abolished and all forms of discrimination ended immediately.

Slavery was abolished by the 13th Amendment, but prejudice and discrimination continue

Slavery was never officially abolished in the United States.

Slavery ended and African Americans became the majority population.

Underclass

Middle class

Upper class

Social Class

High birth rates and immigration rates

Low birth rates and emigration rates

High education attainment

Low income levels

Mexican Americans

Puerto Ricans

Cubans

Dominicans

Education

Immigration

Income and quality of life

Language barriers

True

False

The gold rush, WW II, California Alien Land Bill, and Chinese Exclusion Act;

The Civil Rights Movement and the Voting Rights Act;

The New Deal and the Marshall Plan;

The Vietnam War and Watergate scandal;

Assimilation

Segregation

Marginalization

Integration