Ch. 13 Review

What are the two types of factors that influence people to move to a new country?

• Push and pull factors

• Push and drag factors

• Pull and hold factors

• Push and stay factors

What does the term "emigrate" mean?

• To leave one's home country

• To move within the same country

• To visit another country temporarily

• To return to one's home country

How many immigrants came to the United States between 1840 and 1870?

• More than 7.5 million

• More than 5 million

• More than 10 million

• More than 3 million

Why did American business owners recruit Irish immigrants?

• They would work for lower wages

• They had advanced skills

• They spoke multiple languages

• They were politically influential

What type of jobs did most unskilled Irish men find in the United States?

• Teaching

• Building railroads

• Banking

• Medicine

What did unskilled labor mean for Irish women in the United States?

• Teaching

• Domestic service

• Factory work

• Farming

What did some native-born Americans fear about the influence of immigrants?

• Economic growth

• Cultural change

• Technological advancement

• Political stability

Which group was most often targeted by nativist laws?

• Protestants

• Catholic immigrants

• Native Americans

• African Americans

Who was a pioneer in promoting public education and voting rights for women?

• Annie Bidwell

• Emma Willard

• Mary Lyon

• Susan B. Anthony

What was a fear regarding drunkenness according to some reformers?

• It was a threat to social order and economic prosperity

• It would lead to religious conversion

• It would increase immigration

• It would improve health