4/10 Group A

What was one of the main reasons Irish immigrants left Ireland?

• Potato famine

• Religious persecution

• Political unrest

• Economic prosperity

What was a significant consequence of rapid urbanization in American cities?

• Overcrowding

• Improved public transportation

• Decreased pollution

• Increased rural population

What did increased immigration lead to among native-born citizens?

• Nativism

• Cultural exchange

• Economic growth

• Political stability

What role did Irish immigrants primarily play in American factories?

• Cheap labor force

• Management positions

• Technical experts

• Union leaders

What were native-born citizens blaming immigrants for during the period of increased immigration?

• Slums and crime

• Technological advancements

• Cultural diversity

• Improved education systems

Match the following

• Immigration

• Americans blamed immigrants for taking away jobs

• Factories

• Places where immigrants worked in the North

• Natitivism

• Moving to a new country

• Urbanization

• People moving from rural areas to cities for work

What impact did immigrants have on industrialization?

• Immigrants supplied labor, fostered urban growth, and enhanced innovation.

• Immigrants hindered industrialization by causing labor shortages.
• Immigrants had no effect on urban growth or innovation.
• Immigrants primarily focused on agriculture rather than industry.

Analyze the impact of European immigration on American labor markets in the late 1800s.

• Decreased competition for jobs

• Increased availability of cheap labor

• Reduced industrial output

• Increased wages for all workers

The major factor in drawing country people off the farms and into the big cities was

• the development of the skyscraper.

• the availability of industrial jobs.

• the compact nature of those large communities.

• the advent of new housing structures known as dumbbell tenements.

What were the effects of urbanization in the mid-1800s?