Read Chapter 8, Section 3 "The North's People" and answer 6 of the 9 questions below. (Pages 395-401) How did the German and Irish immigrants differ in where they settled? Why did both groups move to America?
What was the nation’s largest city in 1860?
Study the graphs on page 399. Did immigration from Ireland increase or decrease after 1840? How did immigration from Germany change?
How were African Americans treated in Northern cities?
Describe the accomplishments of Henry Boyd or Samuel Cornish and John B. Russwurm.
What were the working conditions like?
Why did workers try to organize/form trade unions?
Two reasons immigrants came to the United States
Describe the Know-Nothing party – what was their platform?

Read the excerpt from jefferson’s inaugural address. “with all these blessings, what more is necessary to make us a happy and a prosperous people? still one thing more, fellow citizens—a wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned.” which identifies a presidential action taken by jefferson that reflects his attempt to realize the goals expressed in the excerpt? a. changing the tax system to reduce the size of government b. purchasing the louisiana territory from france c. creating a national prison system to incarcerate criminals d. improving social programs to feed the poor