Chapter 13- Section 1- Immigrant and Urban Challenges

Slide 2: People who live in this social class are between the rich and the poor.

• Middle class

• Navatist

• Know Nothing

• tenements

Slide 2: Buildings that were overcrowded with immigrants and poorly designed were called _______________.

• Middle class

• Navatist

• Know Nothing

• tenements

Timeline Slide 3: What event happened in American History just before the potato blight?

• WWI

• The Louisiana Purchase

• The Little Rock 9 entered Central High School

• The United States gained its independence

What factors led to immigration into the United States? Select two answers

• There were jobs

• Everyone in the U.S. was welcoming to immigrants

• There was a lot of land available

• It was easy to become involved in American politics

What factors led to emigration from Ireland and Germany? Select two answers

• People lived in poverty

• People were excited about lived in racial mixed neighborhoods

• People felt they were losing their political freedoms.

• Family were looking to adopt new American traditions

Slide 5: Identify the detail that best supports the claim that

“In the Mid-1800’s large numbers of immigrants crossed the Atlantic Ocean to begin new lives in the United States."

• “More than 4 million settled in the United States”

• “More than 3 million of these immigrants arrived from Ireland and Germany.

• “Many of them were fleeing economic or political troubles in their native land”

Slide 6: From which two European countries did more than 3 million immigrants emigrate from?  

• Britain and Norway

• Mexico and El Salvador

• Ireland and France

• Germany and Ireland

Slide 7: How were German immigrants generally different from Irish immigrants when they came to the United States?  

• German immigrants were more likely to be farmers.

• The Germans preferred education more than the Irish.

• The Germans were more likely to build cars in the United States.

• German immigrants prefered to live in the city

Slide 8- Why did many native-born Americans fear losing their jobs to the new immigrants from Ireland and Germany?

• German and Irish immigrants came with a lot of skills and were taking all the good jobs.

• German and Irish immigrants were willing to work for lower wages.

• German and Irish immigrants snuck over the building plans of factories

• German and Irish immigrants were better farmers and workers

Slide 9: The middle class enjoyed "an enriched cultural life" during this time. Which was not one of the pastime activities during this time?

• Going to libraries

• Going to concerts

• Going to clubs

• Going to amusement parks

• Going to bowling