Question
Drawing Conclusions from Data and Timelines
Look at the data and timelines in the resources below. You’ll use them to learn more about population growth in the area where you live as well as the United States as a whole. Keep in mind that population growth means any increase in population resulting from people being born or people moving into the area. You will need to use all three resources listed to answer the questions. You many find some answers in more than one resource.
Foreign-Born Population and Percentage of Total Population of the United States
Foreign-Born Population by Historical Section and Subsection of the United States
Timeline of Immigration in the United States
Part A
What was the foreign-born population of the United States in 1850?
Look at the data and timelines in the resources below. You’ll use them to learn more about population growth in the area where you live as well as the United States as a whole. Keep in mind that population growth means any increase in population resulting from people being born or people moving into the area. You will need to use all three resources listed to answer the questions. You many find some answers in more than one resource.
Foreign-Born Population and Percentage of Total Population of the United States
Foreign-Born Population by Historical Section and Subsection of the United States
Timeline of Immigration in the United States
Part A
What was the foreign-born population of the United States in 1850?
Answers
GPT-4o mini
In 1850, the foreign-born population of the United States was approximately 2.2 million people. This represented about 9.7% of the total population at that time.