Mr.Moffett's Migration to the United States in the 19th Century

What are push factors in migration?

• Factors that only affect immigrants

• Factors that have no impact on migration

• Factors that attract someone to a new place

• Factors that cause someone to leave their current place

What are pull factors in migration?

• Factors that have no impact on migration

• Factors that attract someone to a new place

• Factors that only affect immigrants

• Factors that cause someone to leave their current place

What is the difference between internal migration and immigration?

• Internal migration is permanent, while immigration is temporary

• Internal migration is within a country, while immigration is between countries

• Internal migration is voluntary, while immigration is forced

• Internal migration is for work, while immigration is for education

What was a major push factor for German immigrants in the 1830s and 40s?

• Religious persecution in Germany

• Political revolutions in Germany

• Educational opportunities in Germany

• Economic prosperity in Germany

What was a major push factor for Irish immigrants in the 1840s?

• Educational opportunities in Ireland

• Economic prosperity in Ireland

• Political revolutions in Ireland

• Religious persecution in Ireland

What was the ideology called that aimed to protect the interests of native-born citizens against immigrants?

• Assimilationism

• Nativism

• Globalism

• Multiculturalism

Which political party was organized around nativism in the mid-19th century United States?

• Republican party

• Liberty party

• Democratic party

• American party

What did the know-nothing party strongly oppose in the United States?

• Immigration

• Equal rights for all

• Freedom of speech

• Religious freedom

What was a common job for Irish women in the American Northeast?

• Brewery owner

• Landowner

• Factory worker

• Railroad worker

Where did many German immigrants settle in the United States?

• Midwest

• Coastal cities

• Southern states

• Western states