Social Studies 8 Module 16 Test Review IV

Emerson was a popular writer and thinker who argued that Americans should disregard institutions and follow their own beliefs.

• True

• False

From 1840 to 1860 more than 3 million immigrants arrived in the US from France and England.

• True

• False

Why did many native-born citizens feel threatened by newly arrived immigrants?

• They feared having to pay higher labor costs to employ skilled immigrants.

• They feared losing their jobs to immigrants who would work for less money.

• They were concerned immigrants would take farmland in the Midwest from native-born citizens.

• They were concerned Protestant immigrants would follow their religious leaders in Europe instead of U.S. law.

Many people left Ireland mostly due to __BLANK__ and immigrated to the United States in the 1840s and 1850s.

Why did cities in the northeastern and Middle Atlantic states grow as a result of the Industrial Revolution?

• Manufacturing required a constant source of water.

• Sanitation techniques developed to make cities healthier.

• New factories required a steady source of workers.

• New farming techniques developed to feed the growing cities.

Many people left Germany mostly due to __BLANK__ and immigrated to the United States in the Early 1800’s.

• economic hardship

• political unrest

• religious persecution

• natural disasters

Many cities in the __BLANK__ grew as a result of the Industrial Revolution and the need for workers.

• Northeast

• Southwest

• Midwest

• Southeast

Which of the following describes the conditions of major cities in the mid-1800s?

• well-planned and accessible to a diverse group of people

• lacking basic sanitation and public services

• lightly populated with wide-open streets

Which of the following was a central belief of transcendentalism?

• People should live their lives with disregard for the interests of others.

• People should judge others by how much money and possessions they had.

• People should follow established rules of society instead of questioning authority.

• People should seek out their own insights instead of relying on traditional authorities.

The transcendentalists, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau, both emphasized __BLANK__ in their writings.