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Unit 6: Period 6: 1865–1898

Immigration and Migration in the Gilded Age

Explain who moved to American cities from 1865 to 1898, from Italy, Russia, China and the rural South, why they came, and how ethnic neighborhoods shaped city life.

Topic 6.8 · 12 min read

This lesson comes with the AP United States History plan

In this lesson

  1. 01Who came, and from where
  2. 02Why they moved: push and pull
  3. 03Ethnic neighborhoods and city culture
  4. 04Worked examples
  5. 05Where students lose points
  6. 06On the exam

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