How did the number of new immigrants around the turn of the twentieth century affect the number of acculturation programs in the united states? a small number of immigrants arrived, so many settlement houses stopped offering acculturation programs. a large number of immigrants arrived, and they sought acculturation programs at settlement houses. a small number of immigrants arrived, so the number of acculturation programs at settlement houses remained the same. a large number of immigrants arrived, but most settlement houses closed and stopped offering acculturation programs.