Chapter 13 Study Topics

Why did the population of the United States grow rapidly in the early to mid-1800's?

• Irish immigrants left to America because their potatoes went bad.

• Immigrants were fleeing economic or political troubles in their native countries.

• German immigrants sailed to America because too many people were sick in Germany.

• Europeans fled to America because they needed new homes.

What two groups formed the majority of immigrants to the United States?

• Irish

• Italian

• Spanish

• German

How did immigrants change the American labor force in the mid-1800's?

• Immigrants refused to work long hours for little pay.

• Immigrants didn't know English so they could not work.

• Immigrants filled the need for cheap labor in towns and cities.

• Immigrants were lazy and created a decline in the labor force.

Who were the nativists?

• Catholic immigrants

• People who were against immigration.

• German immigrants

• People who encouraged immigration.

What was the Know-Nothing Party?

• An organization that disliked foreigners.

• A political organization that supported equal rights for immigrants and citizens.

• A Catholic organization that supported only Catholic immigrants.

• A political organization wanted to make it difficult for immigrants to become citizen or hold political office.

What class is a social and economic level between the wealthy and the poor?

• middle class

• poor class

• high class

How did the rise of industrialization and the growth of cities change American society?

• Many jobs were created by the industrial revolution.

• Cities became crowded with people enjoying libraries, theater, clubs and concerts.

• The Transportation Revolution allowed people to move from city to city.

• Many people wanted growth and change in America.

What is a poorly designed apartment building that housed large numbers of people?

• apartment

• tenement

• factory

• market

What problems affected American cities in the mid-1800's?

• safe housing

• public service

• diseases

• criminal activity and fires

What was the Christian Renewal that swept through towns across upstate New York and through the frontier regions of Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, and South Carolina

• First Great Awakening

• Second Great Awakening

• Third Great Awakening

• Fourth Great Awakening