Immigration
From what two main countries were immigrants coming from?
Ireland and Germany
Companies sought workers from farms and villages, and targeted a specific group of people. Who did they target?
Women with limited other options.
Name one thing that woman‘s groups fought for during this era besides the right to vote.
Before the 1820s, who was able to apply for citizenship in the US?
White people of “good character” after living in the US for two years
Name one example of physical labor and one example of mental labor.
Physical: Factory jobs, or jobs that were still done by hand in parts of America that weren’t advanced enough to have factories yet.
Mental: Teachers, philosophers, or other jobs that were more thinking-centered.
When was the 19th amendment ratified?
1920
What did the Steerage Act call for?
Better ship conditions and immigrant information
Name an example of a “social opportunity” that the Lowell Mill provided beyond work.
Shopping, religious gatherings, education, and recreation that were often unavailable in rural villages.
What was drafted at the Seneca Falls Convention?
A declaration calling for equal rights for women?
In what year was the Steerage Act passed?
1819
When did Lowell’s first factory open?
1823
When was the National Women’s Rights Convention in Massachusetts held?
1849
In what year did the US and Britain establish peace after the War of 1812?
1815
Who suggested the idea of physical and mental labor? Provide a full name.
Henry David Thoreau
What were the four principles of the Cult of Domesticity?
Piety, purity, submissiveness, and domesticity