Which of the following correctly defines assimilation in the United States?
A)It is change in identity that a country makes when it opens its doors to immigrants.
B)It is a process in which immigrants were expected to leave behind their cultural distinctions in favor of an American identity.
C)It is a process in which two new cultures come together to form a very different types of third culture,including elements of both the immigrant's home culture and also the cultures of American citizens.
D)It occurs when one culture takes precedence over another and suppresses it.We saw this in the early part of U.S.immigration history.
E)It is a process in which immigrants are selected based on allowable quotas in the United States.

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Assimilation in the United States refers to the process in which immigrants were expected to leave behind their cultural distinctions in favor of an American identity. This was particularly emphasized in the early part of U.S. immigration history when immigrants were expected to conform to the dominant White Anglo-Saxon Protestant culture.

Which of the Following Correctly Defines Assimilation in the United