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The U.S. changes as it industrializes. Early 1800s.

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In 1840 the federal government set a workday limit of how many hours a day?

Ten

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A person who leaves a country to live somewhere else is called?

An emigrant

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A person who arrives in a country to live after leaving another country is called?

An immigrant

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Early immigrants (in the 19th Century) who to the U.S. came mostly from what three countries?

Ireland, Great Britain and Germany

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People who believed the newcomers and unlimited immigration would destroy American institutions were called?

Nativists

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A new anti-immigration political party was formed in 1849. What was it called? What were the members often called?

The American Party. The "Know Nothings".

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Free African Americans who moved north usually worked what kind of jobs?

Men: Service jobs like house servants, waiters, barbers etc. Women: laundresses, dressmakers, cooks etc.

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What contributed to deadly diseases in the crowded cities at this time?

Polluted water and lace of sanitation.

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What was a dangerous water born disease that killed many at this time?

Cholera

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What were some attractions to urban life for the people?

Movie theaters and concerts as well as book and magazine publishing. Also, there were cafes, libraries etc.

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What does "urban" mean?

City

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If someone lives in a "rural" area where do they live?

In the country, open area.

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What new "class" of people developed by 1840 as personal income grew?

The middle class

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What is leisure time?

Time when you don't have to work!

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Who led the movement to increase and improve education for females?

Catherine Beecher

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With so many more people traveling by the 1830s and 1840s more roads were needed. Roads that charged fees or tolls were called?

Turnpikes

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