Question | Answer |
someone who permently leaves their country and goes to another country | immigrant |
how many immigrants settled in the us between 1840-1860 | more than 4 million |
how many immigrants came from Ireland and Germany | more than 3 million |
why did the irish people come to the us | because of the potato blight |
were they poor | yes |
where did most irish people set up | Mass. NJ, NY, and Penn. |
what jobs did irish men have | built cannals, roads, or worked in mines |
what jobs did irish women have | domestic servants [maids] worked for 16 hours a day |
who were mostly Catholics | the irish |
why did the Germans leave | because of revolution and poor economy |
who were more likely to become farmers | the Germans |
who lived in rural areas | the Germans |
means country | rural |
means city | urban |
where were the Germans more likely to settle | Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin |
what religion were most Germans | Catholic, Jewish, and Lutheran |
what religion were most people before the immigrants came | protestants |
why did native born citizens feel threatened by immigrants | 1 different cultures2 different religions3 economic competition- competing for jobs |
who viewed immigrants with fear and suspition and they were oppsed to immigration | nativists [us citizens] |