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Worksheets4/10 Group A
Total questions: 6
Worksheet time: 51mins
What was one of the main reasons Irish immigrants left Ireland?
Potato famine
Religious persecution
Political unrest
Economic prosperity
What was a significant consequence of rapid urbanization in American cities?
Overcrowding
Improved public transportation
Decreased pollution
Increased rural population
What did increased immigration lead to among native-born citizens?
Nativism
Cultural exchange
Economic growth
Political stability
What role did Irish immigrants primarily play in American factories?
Cheap labor force
Management positions
Technical experts
Union leaders
What were native-born citizens blaming immigrants for during the period of increased immigration?
Slums and crime
Technological advancements
Cultural diversity
Improved education systems
Match the following
People moving from rural areas to cities for work
Urbanization
Americans blamed immigrants for taking away jobs
Natitivism
Moving to a new country
Immigration
Places where immigrants worked in the North
Factories
What impact did immigrants have on industrialization?
Immigrants supplied labor, fostered urban growth, and enhanced innovation.
Analyze the impact of European immigration on American labor markets in the late 1800s.
Decreased competition for jobs
Increased availability of cheap labor
Reduced industrial output
Increased wages for all workers
The major factor in drawing country people off the farms and into the big cities was
the development of the skyscraper.
the availability of industrial jobs.
the compact nature of those large communities.
the advent of new housing structures known as dumbbell tenements.
What were the effects of urbanization in the mid-1800s?
