https://padlet.com/eliasocialstudies/1oginn6iabu4 en-us 2017-05-10 11:42:13 UTC 2026-01-15 16:52:28 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/eliasocialstudies/1oginn6iabu4/wish/171124728 1. True or False.  The Lowell system employed  young women in factories with terrible working conditions in the 1820s.
Answer: False

2.  From which country did the most immigrants come to America?
A. Canada
B. Ireland
C. Paris
D. Germany
Answer: B
3.  Why did nativists oppose the large number of immigrants arriving in America?
They feared immigrants would take their jobs and opposed their religion (mostly Roman Catholic)
4. How were artisans and skilled workers effected by factories and how did they respond?
Answer: They were unable to compete with the low prices of factory-made products.  They set up trade unions such as the National Trades' Union to aid their businesses.
5.  How did transportation in the North benefit factories?  
Answer: Canals, roads, and railroads allowed for more efficient transportation of goods and easier transport for people to move into cities. This includes farmers and immigrants which provided workers for factories. ]]> 2017-05-10 21:26:22 UTC https://padlet.com/eliasocialstudies/1oginn6iabu4/wish/171124728 charlottewheeler19 https://padlet.com/eliasocialstudies/1oginn6iabu4/wish/171126175 1. True or False: This was the most populated area.
True
2. What percentage of African Americans lived in the North?
1%
3.There was an increase in immigration in what year?
A. 1822
B. 1845
C. 1738
D. 1832

4. When workers went on strike, what group of people were generally hired and why?
African Americans since they couldn't joining unions
5. How did the influx of immigrants strengthened the Northern economy?
They provided steady stream of inexpensive labor and an increased demand for mass-produced goods]]> 2017-05-10 21:38:47 UTC https://padlet.com/eliasocialstudies/1oginn6iabu4/wish/171126175 https://padlet.com/eliasocialstudies/1oginn6iabu4/wish/171130277 1. Why did the north support tariffs?
Answer: Did not want people importing cheap goods from other countries.
2. Was slavery more common in the North or South during this era?
Answer: South
3. Was the Lowell system a negative or a positive way of work?
Answer: Negative because women were working in awful conditions and it was very easy to get hurt as well. But had its advantages in some ways.
4. What section had the highest population percentage?
A. South
B. West
C. North
Answer: C
5. What was the Norths economy mostly based on?
Answer: The Norths economy was mostly based on farming and manufacturing. The industrial revolution first started in the North. ]]> 2017-05-10 22:30:42 UTC https://padlet.com/eliasocialstudies/1oginn6iabu4/wish/171130277 https://padlet.com/eliasocialstudies/1oginn6iabu4/wish/171143736 1. What aided in the growth of New York City?
A. The harbor
B. The Erie Canal
C. Liberal state laws
D. All of the above
Answer: D.

2. Why was the rush of immigrants beneficial to manufacturers and factories?
Answer: Immigrants provided cheap labor and in massive amounts. They were not paid less than American workers and worked in poor conditions.

3. True or False: New York City and Boston were two of the most important cities for shipping goods.
Answer: True

4. What kind of factories were among the first in the North?
A. Shoes
B. Textile
C. Ore processing
Answer: B

5. What did artisans do to protect their trade from factories?
Answer: Artisans banded together to form national and local trade unions. These unions furthered their interests and fields of work to hold against rising manufacturing.]]> 2017-05-11 01:28:05 UTC https://padlet.com/eliasocialstudies/1oginn6iabu4/wish/171143736 https://padlet.com/eliasocialstudies/1oginn6iabu4/wish/171144445 1. Although manufacturing was on the incline, what were most northerners still involved in?

-Agriculture

2. Why was the north more densely populated than the rest of the country?

-It had higher immigration and birth rates

3. Where were the vast majority of the immigrants from?

-Ireland; Half of all immigrants were Irish

4. What was one negative affect of the growth of major cities such as Boston and Baltimore?

-Slums and ghettos increased, leading to more brutality and violence

5. Due to increasing population and manufacturing, many people had to switch into an occupation of what?

-Working in factories]]> 2017-05-11 01:36:24 UTC https://padlet.com/eliasocialstudies/1oginn6iabu4/wish/171144445 https://padlet.com/eliasocialstudies/1oginn6iabu4/wish/171145501 1. Most immigrants were from...
a. Germany and Ireland
b. Ireland and Norway
c. Norway and Germany
d. England and Ireland
Answer: A
2. In the Lowell System, which group of people worked in the factories?
a. middle aged men
b. young single women
c. poor mothers
d. young boys
Answer: B
3. Which group was excluded from the Unions at first, causing them to leave and form their own Union?
a. African Americans
b. Irish
c. German
d. women
Answer: D
4. Why did the Lowell System decline? 
Answer: The Panic of 1837 hurt wages and there were more immigrants who were willing to work for less.
5. Why did northerners dislike slavery?
Answer: Slavery was unfair and it took away jobs]]> 2017-05-11 01:49:52 UTC https://padlet.com/eliasocialstudies/1oginn6iabu4/wish/171145501 https://padlet.com/eliasocialstudies/1oginn6iabu4/wish/171204926 1. By 1850, what percentage of the overall population were the people living in norther cities?
A. 25%
B. 15%
C. 5%
D. 37%
Answer: B

2. Q: Which part of the North was mostly dependent on industrialization?
A: the Northeast

3. Q: Name the six states that made up the old Northwest.
A: Ohio, Indiana,  Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota

4. Q: Tell what would happen when African Americans would try to get a proper jobs in the North.
A: Although they were free, African Americans still faced harsh racial prejudice and inequality both politically and economically. Racism kept them from holding jobs in most skilled professions and had denied them membership to the union. A lot of the time they took jobs as strikebreakers but were dismissed once the strike was over.

5. Q: Describe one benefit and one detriment of industrialization in the North.
A: Answers may vary. 
Example: One benefit would be that the North was able to gain over a billion dollars in product value, which is almost 5 times higher than the South and West combined. One detriment would be that the jobs were had low pay, long hours, and unsafe working conditions, which are bad for the workers trying to support their families.]]> 2017-05-11 09:59:56 UTC https://padlet.com/eliasocialstudies/1oginn6iabu4/wish/171204926 https://padlet.com/eliasocialstudies/1oginn6iabu4/wish/171703840 Where did most immigrants settle?
a. agricultural areas of the South
b. urban areas of the South
c. agricultural areas of the North
d. urban areas of the North
Answer: D]]> 2017-05-14 20:25:31 UTC https://padlet.com/eliasocialstudies/1oginn6iabu4/wish/171703840