Choose the option that best completes this statement: the british and the continental system were blockades that prevented the united states from trading with without extreme risk to ships, goods, and sailors.
a. royal navy, spanish, paper, france
b. orders in council , french, paper, europe
c. monarchy, french, merchant, europe
d. royal orders, spanish, merchant, france

By the end of the 1800s, there was a change in the nature of the immigrants coming to the united states. immigration from northern europe—england, ireland, germany, and scandinavia—declined, while immigration from italy, russia, and austria-hungary grew. in fact, between 1900 and 1910, more than three-fourths of all immigrants came from these three countries. unfortunately, these countries were far removed england, the home of our founders, and the immigrants who came from them had a hard time adjusting to life in their new country.