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WorksheetsImmigration of the 1840s-1860s ch 14.1&2
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Which push factors caused over a million people to leave Ireland in the 1840s?
war
famine
disease
flooding
Americans in the 1840s who opposed immigration were called_________________________.
nativists
naturalists
transcendentalists
federalists
Most immigrants coming to the United States in the 1840s-60s came from ______________________.
Ireland
Germany
Italy
Ireland and Germany
Germany and Italy
The American Party was founded in 1849 and supported measures making it difficult for foreigners to become citizens or hold political office. What was the nickname of this party?
the Know-Nothing Party
the Know-Everything Party
the Democratic Party
the Republican Party
What social class falls between the wealthy and the poor?
upper class
middle class
the peasants
the aristocrats
Which of the following characteristics describe tenements?
poorly designed
overcrowded
dirty and unsafe
included a swimming pool and a gym
Which of the following were beliefs of transcendentalists?
people could transcend material things in life
be self reliant
depend on help from outside authorities
accumulate wealth and physical items
What is the term for a perfect community which many groups experimented with in the 1840s
utopian
distopian
utilitarian
democracy
What religion were most Irish immigrants?
Catholic
Protestant
Jewish
Hindu
Why did many native-born American fear immigrants?
They feared losing their jobs to immigrants.
They did not understand about the culture of immigrants.
They did not want immigrants to become farmers
They did not want immigrants doing jobs which required unskilled labor
What types of jobs were common among Irish women?
domestic services (clean and cooking)
digging canals
building railroads
garbage collection
Which is not true about most German immigrants in the 1840s?
Many became farmers
Many were working class and had money when they arrived
They were Catholics, Jews, and Protestants
Most were very poor
