Ethnic groups sustained their identity in colonial New York by:

Question

Ethnic groups sustained their identity in colonial New York by

a) preventing intermarriage with other groups.

b) refusing to work with members of other faiths.

c) maintaining familiar language and religious affiliations.

d) moving to the frontier regions.

Answer 1

A.

Answer 2

c) ethnic groups tended to gravitate to neighborhoods where language and religion was familiar. strength in numbers and less alienation. marriages were always preferable to people who had language values  customs and religion in common.