MARKET REVOLUTION TEST

The first New England mills were all

• gunpowder mills.

• textile mills.

• machine shops.

• staffed by only men.

What was the first canal in the United States?

• Erie

• Chenango

• Susquehanna

• Mississippi

What was the nation’s largest city in the early 1800s?

• New Orleans

• Chicago

• Philadelphia

• New York

Why did many Irish immigrants take low-paying factory jobs?

• They had worked in factories in Ireland.

• They did not want to become servants.

• They were too poor to buy land.

• They liked the work

What was one reason the Great Lakes became a center for shipping after 1830?

• Chicago produced a lot of cotton.

• The Erie Canal was completed in 1825.

• The underground railroad operated there.

• all of the above

Nativists biggest problem and belief about immigrants all EXCEPT

• took jobs from Americans.

• were criminals.

• spread disease.

• are a positive addition to the country

How did Irish and German immigrants differ?

• Only Irish immigrants were seeking democracy.

• German immigrants had more money.

• Only German immigrants were fleeing famine.

• Irish immigrants had larger families

Which of the following statements about minority and immigrant populations in Antebellum America is UNTRUE?

• Experiences were mixed, varying in degree of ethnic discrimination and assimilation

• Most immigrant groups stayed in growing cities in the Northeast

• Populations increased with new opportunities available during the Industrial Revolution

• Immigrants were welcomed as new additions to American Society without fear and predjudice.

What country was the largest source of United States immigration between 1820 and 1860?

• Great Britain

• Germany

• Ireland

• Scotland

In 1850, approximately how many Irish people immigrated to the U.S.?

• 10,000

• 50,000

• 150,000

• 375,000