Immigration
*Worked in California goldfields *Helped build the western section of the Transcontinental Railroad *Established distinct communities in California cities *Faced intense nativism
Who is Chinese immigrants
Eli Whitney's invention of the Cotton Gin made cotton easier to process, and increased the production of cotton. This also increased the demand for _________________labor.
Slave Labor
What was the norths economy focused on? What about the south?
North = Industry
South = Agriculture
Who is Fredrick Douglas? What is his MAIN reform focus?
Abolition
The two largest European immigrant groups during the 1800's to the North were
Who are the Irish and the Germans
Where did the Erie Canal Connect? What 2 areas?
Connected the NORTH to the WEST
What is the TEMPERANCE movement?
A movement that wanted the US to get rid of Alcohol consumption
In the 1840's, thousands of Irish immigrants came to the United States seeking to escape---
What is the potato famine
What WOMEN helped with the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
What region of the United States were Chinese immigrants going to the most?
What is the west
What 1800's innovation in transportation opened new markets for selling goods?
What is railroads
Many women in the North took jobs in __________________mills/factories.
What is a textile
What is 1 major PULL FACTOR that attracted people NORTH? WHY?
job opportunities because of industrialization and factory jobs
Who wrote the abolitionist newspaper called "The Liberator"?
William L. Garrison
What is Nativism?
A type of discrimination against people not native born to the US
In addition to an abundance of laborers and the availability of capital, what contributed to the growth of Industrialization in the United States?
What is better transportation (steam engine, expanded railroads, canals, steamboat)
What type of economy is best described by the following characteristics: *Limited government interference in business *Prices determined by supply and demand *Private owners receive the profits
What is Free-Enterprise (Capitalism)
What were the working conditions like for factory workers in the north?
poor/unsafe conditions, long hours, low wages/pay, child labor, overcrowding
What did Dorthea Dix advocate for?
Prison, Mental Health, and Hospital Reform