Since 1970, the Number of First-Generation Immigrants Living in the United

question 60

Multiple Choice

Since 1970, the number of first-generation immigrants living in the United States has

• A)remained relatively unchanged.
• B)more than doubled in size.
• C)more than tripled in size.
• D)more than quadrupled in size.

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Definitions:

Compensated Emancipation

A policy of freeing enslaved people whereby former slave owners were compensated financially for the loss of their slaves.

Rebellious Territories

Regions or areas that resist or defy central authority or governance, often leading to conflict.

Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation

An executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln in 1862, announcing the future emancipation of all slaves in any state of the Confederate States of America that did not return to Union control.

Abolitionists

Individuals and groups who advocated for the immediate end of slavery before and during the 19th century in the United States.