G6 Ch2 Task

1 How long did the voyage to America in the early 1800s last?

2 What was traveling to America in the early 1800s like? What

were some of the conditions on the ships?

3 Where did most Europeans first set foot in America?

4 How did immigrants with money and skills decide where

to settle once they arrived?

5 What proportion of immigrants who arrived before the Civil

War were skilled?

6 Why did skilled workers tend to stay in the cities?

7 Why did many poor farmers tend to stay in the cities?

8 What were some of the jobs that immigrants did in the cities?

9 Where were many tenements located?

10 What was Five Points, and why was it well known?