Immigration & Migration in the Gilded Age Webquest

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How many immigrants arrived in the US between 1880 and 1921?

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23 million

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From the 1600's to the Civil War, most immigrants to the United States were from: Asia, Latin America, Southern and eastern Europe, Western and northern Europe.

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Western and northern Europe

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During the Gilded Age (1870-1900), an immigrant arriving in the United States would most likely be from: England, Italy, Germany, Ireland

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Italy

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The majority of European immigrants entering the US during the Gilded Age passed through

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Ellis Island

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Which of the following was not a legal requirement for entering the US during the Gilded Age? Providing proof of family already living in the U.S., Proving that you had never been convicted of a felony, Absence of infectious diseases, Proof of at least $25

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Providing proof of family already living in the U.S.

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The transition of the American population from rural areas to cities during the Gilded Age is referred to as

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urbanization

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Rundown, low rent apartment buildings occupied by Gilded Age immigrants in densely populated urban areas were known as

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tenements

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The majority of Gilded Age immigrants settled in

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ethnic enclaves in eastern cities

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Gilded Age immigrant laborers worked as many as

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16 hours a day

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The average Gilded Age industrial worker earned __________ an hour

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10 cents