Module 16 - 8th Grade - Reform Movements in the US

Which of the following were Irish PUSH factors that brought them to the US in the mid-1800s?

• available land for farming

• failed revolutions

• plenty of unskilled jobs

• poverty

• famine

Which of the following were Irish PULL factors that brought them to the US in the mid-1800s?

• plenty of unskilled jobs

• wider economic freedom for skilled workers

• poverty

• famine

• available land for farming

Which of the following were German PUSH factors that brought them the US in the mid-1800s?

• available land for farming

• famine

• failed revolutions

• plenty of unskilled jobs

• wider economic freedom for skilled workers

Which of the following were German PULL factors that brought them to the US in the mid-1800s?

• available land for farming

• plenty of unskilled jobs

• poverty

• wider economic freedom for skilled workers

• famine

What was the main goal of the Know-Nothing Party?

• to force immigrants to become Protestant

• to prevent Catholics from getting public jobs

• to prevent Catholics and immigrants from holding public office

• to force Catholics and immigrants to return to their country of origin

Which of the following were benefits of urban living in the mid-1800s?

• jobs close to home

• overcrowded tenements

• plentiful employment opportunities

• poor public health regulations

• small volunteer fire companies

Which of the following were problems with urban living in the mid-1800s?

• jobs close to home

• overcrowded tenements

• plentiful employment opportunities

• poor public health regulations

• small volunteer fire companies

Which Romantic movement author wrote short, thoughtful poems?

• Emily Dickinson

• Nathaniel Hawthorne

• Herman Melville

• Walt Whitman

Which Romantic movement author wrote about life at sea, such as Moby Dick?

• Emily Dickinson

• Nathaniel Hawthorne

• Herman Melville

• Walt Whitman

Which Romantic movement author wrote historical fiction about Puritan life during the 1600s?

• Emily Dickinson

• Nathaniel Hawthorne

• Herman Melville

• Walt Whitman