Questions about Population Charts

Front

What claim is supported by the excerpt from the Bill of Rights Institute?
Options:
Immigrants raised money to send back to their families to finance their voyage to America.
Immigrants introduced craftsmanship techniques in rural communities.
Immigrants designed methods to help facilitate mass production in textile mills.
Immigrants faced persecution by Americans who felt they were stealing work from native-born citizens.

Back

Immigrants faced persecution by Americans who felt they were stealing work from native-born citizens.

Front

Part B: Which statement best supports the answer to Part A? Options: Nativism arose out of tensions… Competition over jobs and a fear of the unknown shaped nativists’ views. …owners of factories who relied heavily on low-wage immigrant labor. …immigrants who already had settled in the U.S. were opposed to restricting immigration.

Back

Competition over jobs and a fear of the unknown shaped nativists’ views.

Front

New York City became one of the largest cities in America after the completion of the ___________________________.

Back

Erie Canal

Front

___________________________ made moving goods faster and more efficient, which resulted in decreased prices of goods for consumers.

Back

Railroads

Front

Interchangeable parts led to the idea of ___________________________, where goods could be produced at a faster rate and sold at a cheaper price point.

Back

Mass production

Front

___________________________ creates competition, resulting in better products for consumers.

Back

Free enterprise

Front

___________________________ had an increase in voting turnout and favored the common man, not the wealthy.

Back

Jacksonian Democracy

Front

Federal rule over interstate trade was established with the ___________________________ ruling.

Back

Gibbons v. Ogden