The People of the North Lesson

The People of the North Lesson

Multiple Choice

Which of these is NOT a reason why northern factories were increasing during the 1830s and 1840s?

• interchangeable parts

• the cottage industry

• increased immigration expanded available labor

• the factory system

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What is one example of how factory workers suffered from dangerous working conditions in the early 1800s?

Multiple Choice

True or False: Trade unions achieved early success in achieving laws protecting factory workers.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

True or False: Free Black northerners had full equality with white northerners.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which statement is accurate?

• During industrialization, women were leaving the work force.

• During industrialization, women gained full equality with men.

• During industrialization, women were joining the work force, but faced major discrimination.

• During industrialization, women gained the right to vote.

Open Ended

Why was the urban population growing from 1820 to 1860?

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Why were midwestern river cities, such as St. Louis, growing during this time period?

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During the 1840s and 1850s, the two largest immigrant groups entering the U.S. were the... (select two)

• British

• Italian

• Irish

• German

Multiple Choice

Why were the Irish immigrating to the U.S.?

• a failed democratic revolution

• to search for gold

• a potato famine

• religious persecution

Multiple Choice

Why were Germans immigrating to the U.S.?

• a failed democratic revolution

• to search for gold

• a potato famine

• religious persecution

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What is nativism and why was it growing in the north during this time?

Open Ended

What states had the highest percentage of immigrants?

Open Ended

Compare the amount of immigrants settling in the north to the amount settling in the south. What do you know about the south that might account for this difference?

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