LEAP PREP SECTIONALISM

A Push Factor for Irish Immigrants coming to the US.

• Homestead Act of 1862

• Potato Famine

• Job Opportunities in Northeastern cities

• The California Gold Rush

• War in Ireland

A Pull Factor for Irish Immigrants coming to the US.

• Homestead Act of 1862

• Potato Famine

• Job Opportunities in Northeastern cities

• The California Gold Rush

• War in Ireland

Using the source, identify, a PULL FACTOR associated with migration to the GREAT PLAINS/ Midwest during the 1800's.

• Homestead Act of 1862

• Potato Famine

• Job Opportunities in Northeastern cities

• The California Gold Rush

• Overcrowded & unsanitary cities

Using the source, identify, a PUSH FACTOR associated with migration to the GREAT PLAINS/ Midwest during the 1800's.

• Homestead Act of 1862

• Potato Famine

• Job Opportunities in Northeastern cities

• The California Gold Rush

• Overcrowded & unsanitary cities

Which group is responsible for the pictures above?

• Federalists

• Democrats

• Know Nothings

• Republicans

What did the Know-Nothing Party believe? Pick 2

• Immigrants were superior to Native Born Americans

• Immigrants were inferior to Native Born Americans

• Immigrants were a threat to the American way of life.

• Immigrants did the country a favor by working in America.

How did Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin affect the economy of the United States?

• It decreased the price of cotton, causing the Midwest to become the main textile producer in the country.

• It reduced the supply of cotton harvested, resulting in the Northeast declining as a region for textiles.

• It decreased the production time for cotton, causing cotton to become the main cash crop of the South.

• It reduced the dependence on cotton, resulting in the South developing a large industrial base.

What do you see the most of in this timeline shown of the Industrial Revolution?

• many inventions, technology, innovation

• lack of inventions, technology, innovation

• a need of better inventions

How did the U.S. government contribute to the economic developments shown on the map?

• The U.S. government limited immigration from specific countries and only granted free land to American citizens.

• The U.S. government passed laws to support the building of national roads,canals, and offered government land to settlers.

• The U.S. government funded inventors who were making technological discoveries to increase industrial production.

Which is true about the REGIONs or SECTION of America during the 1800s? Pick 3.

• The Midwest & South became a major supplier of manufactured goods for the Northeast.

• The Midwest became a major grain-growing region of the United States.

• The Northeast became a center for manufacturing and industry.

• The South & North had to import most of its food to feed its growing population.

• The South began to produce more cotton than any other region.