Treatment in the US
Why were the Irish hated by the Protestants?
Because most of them were Catholic
What is the main reason that the Irish moved to America?
The Potato Famine, they were suffering from disease and starvation.
Why did the Irish not move out of cities usually?
They couldn't afford to move out of the cities their ships landed in.
What did Irish immigrants build for the country?
They built miles of railroads and canals.
What kind of jobs did Irish women have?
They were usually servants or domestic workers.
What are 3 reasons that the Irish were hated in America?
They were poor, disease-ridden, and illiterate.
What are some reasons that the Germans immigrated? (name at least 2)
There was crop failure, lack of land, overpopulation, and they were looking for religious freedom.
Why did the Germans not settle in the South?
The farmland was too expensive.
What political movement did the Germans fight for?
The abolition movement
What did Germans who moved out west primarily work as?
Farmers
Why were German immigrants wooed by politicians?
They bought land so they could vote, and their votes were crucial in elections.
What were the Irish also seeking when they came to America (that they were denied by the British?)
Religious freedom
What state were the Molly Maguires located in?
Pennsylvania
What cultural tradition did the Germans bring over that many Americans adopted?
The Christmas tree
What terrorist organization was created due to angry Irish coal miners feeling like they were being treated unfairly?
The Molly Maguires
Who hated German immigrants the most?
"old" Americans
What were the German immigrants who immigrated during the wave of revolutions in the Germanic states in 1848 called?
Forty-Eighters
Where did the Germans primarily settle and why?
They mostly settled in lands opening in the Midwest (such as Illinois and Wisconsin). This was because they were looking for good, cheap farmland.
Who was a popular German abolitionist and Union Army general?
Carl Schurz
What jobs did Irish men usually have?
They labored in coal mines or built railroads and canals. They took the dangerous jobs that no one else wanted.
What mentality prevailed during immigration to the United States?
Nativism
What were the Germans who were looking for religious freedom in America called?
Old Lutherans
Where did the Irish primarily settle and why?
They primarily settled in New York City. This was because when they arrived in America, they were mostly all penniless, so they couldn't move anywhere, and had to settle in the cities their ships landed in.
Who was a popular Irish activist who fought for workers rights and the unionization of labor?
Mary Harris Jones
They worked in bakeries, carpentry, and needle trades.