APUSH 4.6 ~ Market Revolution: Migration & Immigration (Heimler)

What is the Market Revolution?

• The immigration of European immigrants, particularly Irish and German, to the United States

• The rapid growth of industrial cities in the northern part of the country

• The emergence of a middle class in the North

• The linking of northern industries with western and southern farms through advancements in agriculture, industry, and transportation

Which groups of immigrants came to the United States in large numbers during this time?

• English and French immigrants

• Italian and Polish immigrants

• Irish and German immigrants

• Chinese and Japanese immigrants

What drove Irish immigrants to immigrate to the United States?

• Desire for religious freedom

• Opportunities for employment in northern industries

• Displacement due to failed democratic revolutions in 1848

• Seeking relief from hunger and starvation caused by the Irish Potato Famine

Why did German immigrants come to the United States?

• Displacement due to failed democratic revolutions in 1848

• Desire for religious freedom

• Opportunities for employment in northern industries

• Seeking relief from hunger and starvation caused by the Irish Potato Famine

How did the number of immigrants change over time?

• Decreased steadily

• Remained constant

• Increased rapidly

• Increased gradually

Where did immigrants primarily settle?

• Industrial areas

• Western frontier

• Southern plantations

• Rural farming areas

What did nativists believe and express during the 1830s and 1840s?

• Discriminatory views against Catholics and Jews

• Support for immigration and cultural diversity

• Advocacy for equal rights for all immigrants

• Promotion of assimilation into American society

What was the primary occupation of the middle class?

• Businessmen

• Farmers

• Doctors

• Factory workers

What were some leisure activities common among the middle class?

• Participating in political rallies

• Working in factories or fields

• Attending plays, circuses, and sporting events

• Attending religious services

What was the Cult of Domesticity?

• The societal idea that women's role was to have children, raise them, and create a comfortable home for their husbands

• The emergence of a middle class in the North

• The linking of northern industries with western and southern farms through advancements in agriculture, industry, and transportation

• The rapid growth of industrial cities in the northern part of the country