Questions Module 16 Lesson 1, 2, & 3 Flashcards
Between 1840 and 1860, 4 million immigrants were they mostly from? Where were 3 million from?
Europe
Ireland and Germany
What caused all of the Irish immigrants to go to the United states?
Because of the potato famine in the 1840s
Where did many Irish family’s settle?
Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and/or Pennsylvania
What did many Irish men and woman work in the United States?
- Men worked at unskilled jobs or by building canals and railroads.
- Women worked as domestic servants for wealthy families.
What are the different reasons Germans left Germany?
-Some educated Germans fled for political reasons.
-Most were working class and came for economic reasons.
-Many became farmers and lived in rural areas.
What were some jobs that Germans normal worked?
In cities they had to take low-paying jobs, such as tailors, seamstresses, bricklayers, servants, clerks, and bakers.
Why did Native-born Americans not happy with new immigrants in the U.S.?
Many native-born Americans feared losing jobs to immigrants who might work for lower wages.
What were most Americans before the new immigration(Religion)?
Protestants
Why did Citizens to America want to make the organization Know-Nothing Party?
To make it difficult for immigrants to become citizens or hold public office.
What did the Know-Nothing Party support or want for immigrants?
Wanted to keep Catholics and immigrants out of public office
Wanted immigrants to live in United States for 21 years before becoming citizens
Why did Americans mistrusted Catholic immigrants?
In Europe, Protestants and Catholics had a history of conflicts.
What Revolution led to new Creation of jobs in cities?
Industrial Revolution
What Revolution helped to connect cities and make movement easier?
Transportation Revolution
What were some jobs that were considered middle class?
Merchants, manufacturers, professionals, and master craftspeople
What time led to Cities packed with crowds?
when people found entertainment and enriched cultural life in cities.
Where did many immigrants live?
In tenements
How were the public services of cities?
Public services were poor
-No clean water
-Public health regulations,
-No healthful ways to get rid of garbage
Because of all the immigrants and all of the people what was happening?
-Cities became centers of criminal activity, and most had no organized police force.
-Fire was a constant and serious danger in crowded cities.
Who were three important transcendentalists?
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Margaret Fuller, and Henry David Thoreau
Some Transcendentalists tried to create society’s called utopian communities where is one place Transcendentalists created one?
Brook Farm, Massachusetts
What was the goal of making Utopian communities?
To create a perfect society
Did Utopian communities work?
Few Communities lasted long
What inspired painters and writers?
Simple life and nature
What country began Romanticism?
Europe