Final Quiz
Because of the potato famine, the _____ were the largest group of _____ to the United States during the 1840s and 1850s.
Irish and Immigrants
Which country had most immigrants sent to America?
Ireland
When was the cotton gin created?
The cotton gin was created in 1793.
After the Cotton Gin was invented, cotton production and cotton sales increased which caused the need for more ______ in the ______ in the late 1700s and early 1800s.
Enslaved Africans and South
What caused Irish immigrants to move from their home lands?
The potato famine. Potatoes were an important food source in Ireland.
The problem the United States government had to resolve when new states wanted to join the Union in the early 1800s was whether the new state joined as a ______ or ______.
Slave state or Free State
What is a famine?
A famine is an extreme shortage of food.
Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Lucretia Mott actively fought for ______ and _____.
African Americans and Women's rights
What caused the Great Irish Famine in 1840?
The famine was caused by a disease that attacked the plants.
What do William Lloyd Garrison and Fredrick Douglass have in common?
They are both abolitionists and started anti-slavery newspapers.
Where did most Irish settle when they moved to the United States?
Most Irish settlers settled in cities such as New York and Boston.