If Your Ancestors Migrated to the United States During the 1840s

question 89

Multiple Choice

If your ancestors migrated to the United States during the 1840s and 1850s, barring any other evidence, you might strongly suspect that they originated in

• A) Norway or England.
• B) Ireland or Germany.
• C) Italy or Poland.
• D) Spain or Portugal.
• E) Russia or Bulgaria.

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Definitions:

Negatively Correlated

A connection between two variables where, as one variable rises, the other falls, and the opposite is also true.

Wealth

An abundance of valuable financial assets or physical possessions which can be converted into a form that can be used for transactions.

Experimental Group

In research, the group of participants that is exposed to the variable or intervention being tested.

Positively Correlated

A relationship between two variables where they move in the same direction, meaning as one variable increases, the other also increases, or as one decreases, the other also decreases.