Ch. 14 Study

Front

True or false - Even though the cities had an organized police force, there was still a lot of criminal activity.

Back

False

Front

What caused the starvation and disease that made people from the British Isles flee to the U.S.?

Back

The potato blight in Scotland.

Front

How many immigrants came to the United States between 1840 and 1860?

Back

4 million

Front

What is the term that refers to a town or city?

Back

urban

Front

What is a person who permanently moves into another country called?

Back

Immigrant

Front

True or False - Most German immigrants that came to the US moved to the cities to find work.

Back

False

Front

True or False - German immigrants realized once they moved to the US that they had more governmental freedom back in Germany.

Back

False

Front

True or false - Life for most of the Irish immigrants wasn't easy once they came to the United States.

Back

True

Front

Where did most of the Irish immigrants settle? Options: Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania; New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina; Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island; Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa

Back

Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania

Front

What was an antisuffragist?

Back

An antisuffragist opposed women's suffrage.