Ch.14 Lesson 2 Revieew

Who was Macon B. Allen?

• A famous jazz musician

• A Civil War general

• A renowned scientist

• The first African American licensed to practice law in the United States

What organization did Sarah G. Bagley help to found?

• The American Red Cross

• The Lowell Female Labor Reform Association

• The National Organization for Women

• The Women's Trade Union League

What was the primary focus of the Know-Nothing Party?

• Promotion of women's rights

• Advocacy for labor unions

• Support for slavery

• Opposition to immigration

What is prejudice?

• A preconceived opinion not based on reason or actual experience

• A legal judgment

• A scientific fact

• A well-researched opinion

What is a labor strike?

• A sudden increase in productivity

• A company-wide meeting

• A work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to work

• A new hiring initiative

What did workers do to improve their working conditions?

• created factories

• formed trade unions

• held strikes

• survived famines

What problem did women face in the workplace?

• discrimination

• innovation

• literacy

• promotion

What caused the increase in Irish migration to the United States?

• famine

• free land

• labor unions

• prejudice

What type of work did many Irish immigrants find upon arriving in the United States?

• Teaching

• Medicine

• Banking

• Construction,labor and factory work

From which country did the second largest group of immigrants arrive into the United States between 1820 and 1860?

• Ireland

• Germany

• Great Britain

• Mexico