Question 1

What was the main reason the Irish immigrated to the United States?

Accepted Answer

The Potato Blight/Famine in Ireland

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Better Economic Oppurtunity

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Leaving because of War

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Immigrated because of persecution

Question 2

What were two reasons why Germans immigrated to the United States?

Accepted Answer

Greater economic opportunity and more freedom from government control

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War and disease forced them to leave Germany

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tax breaks and less discrimination in the United States

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Food shortage and unstable governmnet

Question 3

What was the Underground Railroad?

Accepted Answer

Organized Group that began helping slaves escape from the south

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Railroad that carried goods illegally from the North to the South

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A railroad that traveled underground in the United States

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A group that came together to help women get the right to vote

Question 4

What was the name of the abolitionist newspaper Frederick Douglass published?

Accepted Answer

The North Star

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The Liberator

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The Chronicle

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The Revolution

Question 5

What was the Common School Movement?

Accepted Answer

Wanted all children to be taught in common place regardless of background

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Wanted all children to be taught in the same classroom regardless of age

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base classrooms where students would go based on wealth

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Proposed separate schools for children depending on race

Question 6

What did the Temperance Movement urge people to stop doing?

Accepted Answer

to use self discipline and stop drinking hard liquor

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To stop gambling

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To stop eating a chocolate

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To stop selling foods that had expired

Question 7

What role did Sojourner Truth play in both the abolition and women's rights movement?

Accepted Answer

as a public speaker and supporter

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as a strong organizer

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as a conductor on the underground railroad

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wrote documents to influence male abolitionists

Question 8

What contributions did William Lloyd Garrison make to the abolition movement?

Accepted Answer

He published the liberator an anti slavery newspaper and help found the anti-slavery society

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Run the anti-slavery convention in Europe

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He was a organizer of the underground railroad

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He help organize people to support the women's suffrage movement

Question 9

What are Tenements?

Accepted Answer

Poorly designed apartment buildings that housed large numbers of people

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A firehouse in the 1800's

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A market to purchase food in Boston

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Luxurious apartments in New York City

Question 10

Which Document expressed the complaints of supporters of women's rights?

Accepted Answer

Declaration of Sentiments

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Declaration of Rights of Women

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Seneca Falls Convention

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Letter on Women's Rights

Question 11

As a leader of the Common School Movement, who worked to improve free public education?

Accepted Answer

Horace Mann

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Sojourner Truth

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Lyman Beecher

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Walt Whitman

Question 12

What Political party was founded by the Nativists?

Accepted Answer

Know Nothing Party

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The Tea Party

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The Nativist Party

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Democrats

Question 13

What typical conditions could you find in Tenements?

Accepted Answer

No clean water, overcrowded, dirty, no healthful ways to get rid of garbage or human waste

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Clean water and reasonable accommodations to live in

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Beautiful city views, a lot of room to live, and indoor plumbing

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Expensive, luxurious, spacious, elegant, and comfortable

Question 14

What was the Second Great Awakening?

Accepted Answer

Christian Renewal Movement

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Education Reform Movement

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Prison/Mental Health Reform

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Reform School

Question 15

Who were the Nativists?

Accepted Answer

Americans who opposed immigration

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Americans who support immigration

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Americans who supported Native American Rights

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Americans who organized the Underground Railroad

Question 16

What led to growth of cities in America?

Accepted Answer

Better transportation and The industrial Revolution

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Better housing and apartments were created for people to live in the cities

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New trade routes opened up in  the cities

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Better Transportation and higher wages for workers

Question 17

Why did reformers set out to improve education in the United States?

Accepted Answer

Education system was poor, and there was limited public education

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The education system needed to introduce testing into the curriculum

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The public education system was good, but was segregated

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The education system needed to be created.  There was no education system established.

Question 18

What is one reason why American opposed equal rights for women?

Accepted Answer

Women should focus on home life

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Women didn't enough money to demand equal rights

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Women should focus on running a business not home life

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Thought women were  already equal to men

Question 19

Who were two main leaders of the Women's Rights Movement?

Accepted Answer

Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony

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Lucy Stone and Frederick Douglass

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Lucy Hale and Susan Robinson

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Sarah Grimke and Joan Rivers

Question 20

In what city was the Seneca Falls Convention held?

Accepted Answer

Seneca Falls, New York

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Boston, Massachusetts

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Seneca Falls, North Carolina

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Seneca Falls, Massachusetts

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