Question

chapter 2

1. florida. after the cuban revolution of 1959, many cubans who did not wish to live under a communist government sought refuge in the united states. about 500,000 cubans settled in the vicinity of miami. most of these refugees were high school or college - grad - uates who had been business people or professionals before leaving cuba. although they had to start their lives over again in florida, many eventually established new businesses or resumed their former careers. today the cuban colonia in miami is one of the most pros - perous hispanic communities in the united states.
2. new york city. spanish - speaking new yorkers come from all parts of the hispanic world. many of them are from the island of puerto rico. there are about 2.7 million people of puerto rican origin in the united states.

puerto ricans have been coming to the mainland ever since the united states took pos - session of the island in 1898, at the end of the spanish - american war. they have been able to enter the country in large numbers because, as citizens of the united states, they are not subject to immigration quotas.
the greatest influx of puerto ricans occurred in 1945 and 1951. most of them settled in new york, where they had friends and relatives. new york also offered a wide variety of em - ployment opportunities, especially to unskilled and semiskilled workers.

1. other hispanic groups. as we have seen, many immigrants in the united states are of mexican, cuban or puerto rican origin. but there are also large numbers of immigrants from spain, the dominican republic and the countries of central and south america. like all other immigrants, whatever their nationality, these people have come to our shores for the same basic reasons: to escape from hopeless poverty or from political oppression, to im - prove the quality of their lives, and to secure a better future for their children.

exercises
a. next to each item in column a, write the letter of the item in column b that best describes it.
column a
column b

1. rodeo

a. founded missions in california

1. ponce de león

b. section of miami in which cuban - americans live

1. de soto

c. end of spanish - american war

1. tenochtitlán

d. fabled cities of gold

1. padre junípero serra

e. discovered the mississippi river

1. bracero

f. conquered peru

1. colonia

g. a spanish word used in english

1. 1898

h. mexican farm laborer

1. cíbola

i. discovered florida

1. pizarro

j. old name of mexico city

Explanation:

1. A rodeo is a Spanish - derived word used in English, so 1 - f.
2. Ponce de León discovered Florida, so 2 - i.
3. de Soto discovered the Mississippi River, so 3 - e.
4. Tenochtitlán was the old name of Mexico City, so 4 - j.
5. Padre Junípero Serra founded missions in California, so 5 - a.
6. A bracero is a Mexican farm laborer, so 6 - h.
7. Colonia is a section of Miami in which Cuban - Americans live, so 7 - b.
8. 1898 was the end of the Spanish - American war, so 8 - c.
9. Cíbola were the fabled cities of gold, so 9 - d.
10. Pizarro conquered Peru, so 10 - g.

Answer:

1. f
2. i
3. e
4. j
5. a
6. h
7. b
8. c
9. d
10. g