AP History
Mr. Dunn
Chapter 10 Study Guide
America’s Economic Revolution: 1810’s-1850’s
Important Terms, People, and Ideas
Population growth
The American Party
Impact of immigration
The Know Nothing Party
Irish immigrants
Nativism
German immigrants
Erie Canal
Opposition to immigration
Railroads
Sectionalism
Labor sources
Lowell System
Labor unions
Cult of Domesticity
1. What was the American population in the following years?
1790:
1820:
1840:
2. When did immigration revive?
3. List the three reasons for the growth in immigration.
4. List the number of foreigners arriving in the US in the following time periods
1840:
1840-1850:
5. Why did the Germans immigrate to the US?
6. Why did the Irish immigrate to the US?
7. Why were the following groups in favor of immigration?
Industrialists and employers:
Land Speculators:
Political leaders in Western states:
Political organizations in Eastern cities:
8. Why were the following groups opposed to immigration?
Workers:
Protestants:
Whig politicians:
Older stock Americans:
9. Describe the advantages of the steamboat over the flat barges.
10. Describe the advantages of canals over turnpikes.
11. Which two major cities were connected by the Erie Canal?
12. Why did other cities fail to build their own canals?
13. What was the role of Railroads in the 1820’s and 1830’s?
14. When did the Railroad become the supreme source of transportation?
15. Where was the highest concentration of railroads built?
16. Which two regions were aligned by the railroad?
17. Which two regions had their connections weakened by the railroad?
18. How did telegraphs impact the relationship between the North and South? Why?
19. What role did newspapers play in sectional discord?
20. Explain the concept of limited liability of stockholders in a corporation.
21. What were the benefits of a corporation?
22. What is the traditional source of power for industry?
23. What types of alternative forms of energy were being used y the 1830s?
24. Describe the system of labor used in the following areas
Mid-Atlantic States:
Massachusetts:
25. Who replaced the Lowell girls in the factories?
26. Describe the conditions surrounding the first labor unions in America.
27. Describe the factors behind the inability of the American labor force to form effective labor
resistance.
28. Describe the rights of women during this time period.
29. Describe the concept of the “Cult of Domesticity” and the role of women as the guardians of
domestic virtues.
30. In which region did Agriculture decline and in which region did it prosper?
31. Describe the economic relationship developed between the Northwest and the Northeast.