APUSH Chapter 14, Part 1: Forging the National Economy (1790-1860) - Part 1 - Haiyen Truong | Library

Welcome to your first APUSH reading in semester 2! In order to better integrate your readings with our comprehension checks, we are switching from using Google Forms to Formative.

As always, "Focus Questions" should guide your reading and notes, but you do not necessarily have to explicitly answer them.

Historians often refer to the 19th-century movement of settlers into the American West as "Westward Expansion." The era begins with the Louisiana Purchase and extends into the early 20th century, fueled by the Gold Rush, the Oregon Trail and a belief in "manifest destiny."

In the late 19th century, progressive journalist Jacob Riis photographed urban life in order to build support for social reform. In this part of the text, you can see the historical origins of urban living conditions in the late 1800s.

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The dramatic growth of American cities between 1800 and 1860

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Whether they were propertied or landless, immigrants were often enticed to leave their homelands by

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The author uses the phrase "no red-carpet treatment" (Paragraph 1, lines 1-2) mainly to

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As used in line 8, "blight" most nearly means

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It can be reasonably inferred that German immigrants to the United States

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Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

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As used in line 4, "uncurbed" most nearly means

Both Irish and German immigrants experienced discrimination and xenophobia - the fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners.

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What stereotypes do you notice about Irish and German immigrants in this political cartoon?

In a color of your choice, circle at least 3 details from this image.

This hate runs deep! Recall when we learned about the Protestant Reformation back in Period 1. The Protestant Reformation signaled the split between two branches of Christianity: Protestant Christianity and the Roman Catholic Church.

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Native-born Americans feared that Catholic immigrants to the United States would

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Make a Prediction: Why do you think that Irish and German Immigrants experienced such unwelcome feelings of antiforeignism and nativism? In your experience, have these attitudes persisted in American society in more recent history?

Your response should be in complete sentence supported by well-reasoned historical arguments based on main ideas from this reading.

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APUSH Chapter 14, Part 1: Forging the National Economy (1790-1860) - Part 1

The dramatic growth of American cities between 1800 and 1860

Whether they were propertied or landless, immigrants were often enticed to leave their homelands by

The author uses the phrase "no red-carpet treatment" (Paragraph 1, lines 1-2) mainly to

As used in line 8, "blight" most nearly means

It can be reasonably inferred that German immigrants to the United States

Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

As used in line 4, "uncurbed" most nearly means

What stereotypes do you notice about Irish and German immigrants in this political cartoon? In a color of your choice, circle at least 3 details from this image.

Native-born Americans feared that Catholic immigrants to the United States would

Do you have any feedback or questions about the Formative reading or comprehension questions that you want to go over in class?

What stereotypes do you notice about Irish and German immigrants in this political cartoon?

In a color of your choice, circle at least 3 details from this image.