The flood begins / reaction and rebellion

What was the importance of the Restoration?

it marked the coming of almost a million Norwegians to the United States in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

How many immigrants traveled across the ocean to America from 1815-1915?

20 million

What was the universal suffrage?

the right of every white male to vote

Why was America appealing to people in Scandinavia?

Because of the USA’s cheap, fertile land

How many USA immigrants in the nineteenth century were from Norway and Sweden?

2 million

What were American Letters?

Letters from settlers in America that attracted people to the country

Who wrote A True Account of America for the Information and Help of Peasant and Commoner, and where was he from?

Ole Rynning, Norway

what were the greatest attractions America held for the potential emigrant?

cheap land, plentiful opportunities for work, and a democratic society

which country brought the greatest number of emigrants to America in the flood, and what percentage did they make up of America’s foreign-born population

Germany - 30%

Why did some segments of American Society begin to view immigration as a threat?

Many newcomers were Catholics, while most citizens were Protestants. They also took many jobs away from citizens

What happened in 1831?

an anti-Catholic mob burned down the Ursulinc Convent in Charlestown, Massachusetts.

What happened in 1844?

A mob raged through the Catholic neighborhoods of Philadelphia

what defines nattivism?

anti-immigrant activity

What two events in 1848 combined to attract more immigration to America?

The discovery of gold in California and a series of revolutions that swept through virtually every country in Europe.

What was the name of the Nativism political party?

The Know-Nothings

what law passed by Congress in 1825 caused the Know-Nothings / Nativist ideology to become so popular?

It was a law that allowed immigrants to become citizens with full voting rights in a significantly shorter period of time

What were Abraham Lincoln’s thoughts on the Know-Nothings?

he was extremely opposed to them

Who was Carl Schurz, and where was he from?

He was a revolutionary that was anti-nativist, he’s from germany

what was Carl Schurz’s most famous speech?

“True Americanism”

What war stopped debates about immigration?

The Civil War

What side of the Civil War were most Immigrants apart of?

The Union Army

What was the popular slogan of German-American soliders in The Cuvil War?

"I fights mit Sigel"

How did the Civil War help calm down anti-immigrant sentiment?

born Americans fought alongside Immigrants, which helped break down their Nativist feelings because they were fighting for the same cause