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The chief subject of discussion at the convention held in Seneca Falls, New York was
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Women's rights.
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Which one of the following is NOT a reason why immigrants to America were not welcome
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C. They filled a need for unskilled labor.
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Until the 1880s, the task of receiving immigrants fell on
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Cities
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The major factor that sent waves of Irish immigrants to the United States between 1845 and 1849 was
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The Irish Potato Famine.
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The city most affected by Irish immigration during the 1840s was
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Boston.
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The typical German immigrant from the 1840s to the 1860s was a/an
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Small farmer or artisan
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Which one of the following would be an unlikely occupation for an American-born Irish man or woman?
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College professor
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German immigrants would be LEAST likely to settle
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N northeastern cities.
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What contributed to orienting the attention of each of the major seaports away from the oceans and toward trade with the nation's interior?
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The market revolution
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Which one of the following cities edged out Charleston to become one of the five largest cities in 1850?
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New Orleans
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The most significant demographic development of the period 1820-1850 was
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Rapid population growth in the cities.
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The fastest growing city in the United States between 1820 and 1860 was
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New York.
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Approximately 500,000 free African Americans resided in the United States by 1860, making up what percent of the total black population?
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11%
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What was the most striking feature about income in the period 1820-1850?
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There was a growing gap between rich and poor.
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Most early nineteenth-century cities lacked
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Municipal water supplies, sewers, and garbage collection.
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