Between 1846 and 1855 the population of Ireland decreased by a third, including the 1.5 million Irish immigrants who left for the United States. What was the primary reason for this migration?
Industrialization & Reform

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Massive unemployment because of British occupation een Catholics and Protestants
Political unrest during an economic recession
Famine caused by a major crop failure.
Civil war between Catholics and Protestants
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What innovation, more than any other, led to the settlement and the economic growth of the West?
Wagon trains
Panama Canal
Transcontinental Railroad
telegraph
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following was most responsible for the revolution described in this excerpt?
Expanded public education
Rapid territorial expansion
Increased government spending
Rapid technological innovation
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Innovations such as interchangeable parts, the cotton gin, the spinning jenny and the steam engine brought about rapid industrialization because --
Congress passed lower tariffs to protect American goods.
The manufacturing process became faster, easier and more profitable.
Farmers were able to produce more food for factory workers.
New markets opened along the Pacific coast.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The innovation shown in this photograph most affected the U.S. economy by --
Decreasing the need for canals.
Allowing more efficient movement of goods.
Transporting workers from southern to northern states.
Reducing the costs of settling in western territories.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which factor most likely caused the trend shown in the chart above?
The Second Great Awakening motivated people to join reform movements.
Jacksonian Democracy allowed more people to vote in elections.
Manifest Destiny inspired many people to become homesteaders.
The Industrial Revolution encouraged people to pursue jobs in urban areas.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How did the development of the factory system encourage urbanization
Workers moved closer to manufacturing centers.
Labor unions were formed to protect mill workers.
Industrialists invested in cotton plantations.
Manufacturers produced goods to export overseas.
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