SS4H7

The student will examine the main ideas of the abolitionist and suffrage movements.

The _______ ______changed the way people _____and the goods that were produced in the United

States. • The Industrial Revolution came to the

United States in the late 1700s.• New inventions increased _________and changed the way people

worked in factories and on farms. • ____ ______, canals, __________, and

steam _________, made travel and shipping cheaper and faster.

Essential Question:

• What were the causes and effects of European immigration to the U.S. in the 1800s?

Vocabulary:

• famine:• -a widespread shortage of food• reform:• -an action that makes something better• temperance:• Controlling or cutting back the drinking

of alcohol• injustice:• unfair treatment that abuses a person’s

rights

German and Irish Immigrants

• Between 1840 and 1860, the number of immigrants that came to the US rose rapidly.

• Of the 4 million immigrants that came to the US, about half of them were Irish.

• About one third of the immigrants were German.

Why they came:

• Thousands of Germans left Europe because of war and crop failures.

• When they got to the US, they settled in the Midwest, where there was plenty of land to start farms. Others worked in St. Louis, Chicago, and Milwaukee.

The Irish

• The Irish Potato Famine caused many people to leave their country.

• There was not enough food when a disease destroyed the potato crop. Many people died and over a million Irish came to America.

Finding Work

• Many Irish men and women did not have any money when they arrived in America.

• Most settled in the city they arrived in and began to work in factories or as house servants for little money.

• Men helped build canals or railroads.

• Some people in America did not like the immigrants because they thought they were taking their jobs and their customs were different.

Changes in Society• In the 1800s people tried to

improve society by joining reform movements.

• Thousands of people joined Christian churches. This time was known as the Second Great Awakening.

• The Anti-slavery and Temperance movements were two movements that came about during the reform movements.

Women for reform:

• Women felt that they were treated with injustice.

• They could not vote, speak in public meetings, or have high paying jobs.

• In 1848, women had a meeting in Seneca Falls, NY to talk about their rights.

• • Elizabeth Cady Stanton was their

leader and declared that women should have the same rights as men.