The Industrialized North
By 1850, in the largest northern cities such as New York and Boston, immigrants made up a large part of the population. new residents found it easy to assimilate into American culture. neighborhoods were emptying as people moved to the country. transportation could not keep up with the demands of industrialization.
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During the rise of industrialization in the 1840s, the majority of immigrants came from Ireland and Germany. Ireland and England. France and Germany. France and England.
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Which of the following best describes nativism in the 1800s? a policy favoring native-born Americans over immigrants an interest in learning about the native cultures of immigrants a regional policy of maintaining traditional economic systems a practice in most factories of hiring only native-born Americans
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Due to the development of interchangeable parts and new labor practices in the late 1700s, factories began using English mill designs. mass production. skilled labor. water power.
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What was one advantage of using steamboats in the 1800s? Steamboats caused less pollution than other boats. Steamboats could travel against the wind and currents. Steamboats relied on wind power, a renewable resource. Steamboats opened up the East to trade for the first time.
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How did changes in manufacturing in the late 1700s and early 1800s affect people living in cities in the North? Fewer people worked in factories as water-powered machines increasingly replaced laborers. Factories used interchangeable parts and water power, so workers' hours became shorter. Factories employed more people, including women and children, for lower wages and longer hours. As factory employment became less widely available, people began leaving the cities to work in agriculture.
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In the 1800s, factories hired more women and children than they had in the past because factory owners wanted to help entire families earn a better living. most male laborers had left the cities to move to rural areas. machines could now do the heavy labor formerly done by men. most men stopped working in factories to join the US army.
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In the 1800s, the Know-Nothing Party worked to accomplish which of the following? religious freedom for Catholics better working conditions on farms restrictions on immigration better working conditions in factories
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To improve shipping, the Erie Canal was constructed to connect New York City to the Mississippi River. Appalachian Mountains. Atlantic Ocean. Great Lakes.
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Who founded the Know-Nothing Party? Irish immigrants factory owners female mill workers nativist Americans
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