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WorksheetsUnit 4 Topics 2 & 3 Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which factor most contributed to the rapid rise of Irish immigration in the United States during the 1840's and 1850's (Push Factor)?
Famine and overpopulation in Ireland
Job opportunities building the U.S. railroad.
The availability of new land in the west.
The passage of new immigration quotas (number allowed) by Congress.
Which statement best explains why Europeans began migrating to the Americas in large number during the 1700s (Pull Factor)?
European leader began seeking business opportunities in the Western Hemisphere.
European rulers began pushing people out of their countries because their populations had grown too large.
The New World provided social and economic opportunities for people who were struggling in Europe.
The climate in the New World was more pleasant than the climate in Europe.
Which of these groups most favored immigration to the United States between 1880 and 1910 ? (Hint: Think about who would have benefited from immigration the most.)
unskilled workers
farmers
factory owners
urban nativists
Which of following best describes challenges faced by Immigrants? Select Two.
English was not their first language.
They were sold into slavery.
They were denied entry into certain cities.
They were being discriminated against.
Congress prevented them from getting jobs.
Which right had been denied to women in the 1800s?
The right to equal pay in the workforce.
The right to religious freedom.
The right to participate in the electorate (vote)
The right to the freedom of speech.
Which statements best describe the women's rights movement during the 1800s? Select two answers.
Not only sought to give the women the right to vote, but also to have both property and education rights.
It had many member who supported other social-reform movements, such as abolition.
It had strong support throughout the southern states.
It wanted to discourage the teaching of Christianity.
It encouraged equal rights for only white men and women.
Where was the first women's right convention held in 1848?
New York City
Philadelphia
Boston
Seneca Falls
Which statement best explains how the economy of the United States was affected by the invention of the cotton gin?
It decreased the price of cotton, causing the Midwest to become the main textile producer in the country.
It reduced the supply of cotton harvested resulting in the Northeast declining as a region for textiles.
It decreased the production time for cotton causing cotton to become the main cash crop of the south.
It reduced the dependence on cotton, resulting in the south developing a large industrial base.
The Northern states relied on this type of economy:
Manufacturing
Government Aid
Agriculture
Medicine
What was the fastest and cheapest way to move goods in the NORTHERN United States?
Steamboats
Airplanes
Railroad
Stagecoach
Which of the following statements BEST describes the relationship between cotton and slavery?
As the demand for cotton increased, the demand for slaves decreased.
As the demand for cotton increased, the demand for slaves increase.
As the demand for cotton decreased, the demand for slaves decreased.
As the demand for cotton decreased, the demand for slaves increased.
Which of the following BEST describes why someone in the south was more likely to own a slave than someone in the north?
It was illegal to own a slave in the North.
The South's economy was more agricultural, so they would need many workers.
The people in the North all thought slavery was wrong.
The South was mainly a manufacturing society, so they needed many workers.
An abolitionist is ...
a person who wanted to end slavery
a person who bought slaves
a person who wanted to stop the underground railroad
a person who voted against Lincoln
This is how slaves were defined by law
immigrants
property
citizens
criminals
The abolitionist movement led women to speak out for women's rights mainly because
they wanted freedom for African American women as well as men.
they developed a taste for political activism in the movement.
they were not treated as equals within the movement.
they wanted the right to vote so that they could vote to end slavery.
