Immigration and Reform

Which of these is a reason why people immigrated to the US in the mid-1800s?

• There was widespread crop failure and people were hungry
• They were fleeing a European war 
• They were fleeing the Holocaust in Germany
• They were fleeing slavery in their home countries

Which of these is NOT a group that immigrated to the US in large numbers in the mid-1800s?

• Chinese
• Irish
• Germans
• Russians

Which of these groups emigrated from their home country because of persecution of Catholics and a blight that struck potatoes?

• Chinese
• Germans
• Irish
• Russians

The political party that grew in opposition to immigrants in the 1800s was called the 

• Democrats
• Bull Moose
• Know-Nothings
• Whigs

The renewal of religious faith in the mid 1800s was called the 

• First Great Awakening
• Second Great Awakening
• Age of Enlightenment
• None of these

The main reason for the rise in reform movements, or the movements to improve society, was which of these?

• Religion
• The Economy
• Politics
• None of these

What societal problem was temperance trying to fix?

• The lack of education
• The mistreatment of the mentally ill
• The abuse of alcohol
• Slavery

Which of these groups did not have many educational opportunities in the 1800s?

• Women
• African-Americans
• Rich children
• Both women and African-Americans

Which of these is the best definition of a utopia?

• Someone who leaves a country
• Someone who comes into a country
• An ideal community
• A group of workers that demands better conditions

Which of these is the best definition of Nativist?

• Someone who discriminates against immigrants
• Someone who comes into a new country
• Someone who leaves a country
• An ideal community