The Industrialized North

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In the first half of the nineteenth century, the number of immigrants increased, and the United States experienced
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NOT: an economic depression. NOT: an rise in unemployment.
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Why did the Know-Nothing Party want to prevent immigrants from voting?
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Members of the Know-Nothing Party believed immigrants were undermining American society.
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Which statement best describes the use of interchangeable parts in manufacturing during the 1800s?
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Interchangeable parts were identical parts that could be exchanged for one another in manufacturing of goods.
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By 1850, in the largest northern cities such as New York and Boston,
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immigrants made up a large part of the population.
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What was a major pull factor that brought immigrants to the United States between 1830 and 1850?
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NOT: economic hardship NOT: religious persecution
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What made working conditions in factories dangerous during the first half of the nineteenth century?
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Accidents with machinery were common and frequently resulted in injury.
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Between 1820 and 1850, the largest number of immigrants to the United States came from
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Ireland.
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Who helped develop the concept of interchangeable parts in 1798?
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Eli Whitney
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Due to the development of interchangeable parts and new labor practices in the late 1700s, factories began using
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mass production.
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Which of the following best describes nativism during the 1800s?
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a policy favoring native-born Americans over immigrants