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Figure 13-1Refer to Figure 13-1. Ceteris paribus, a decrease in households’ expectations of their future income would be represented by a movement from

Immigrants supplied much of the labor that helped the nation’s economy grow. Although most of the Irish immigrants had been farmers, few had money to buy farmland. Many settled in the northern cities where low-paying factory jobs were available. Other Irish workers transformed the environment by helping to build many new canals and railroads. Irish women often worked as servants in private homes. Immigrants from Germany often had enough money to move west and buy good farmland. These immigrants transformed the environment by turning prairie into farmland. Others were artisans and merchants. Cities of the Midwest such as St. Louis, Milwaukee, and Cincinnati had German grocers, butchers, and bakers. Based on this excerpt which of the following was MOST likely the reason the Irish and German immigrants came to America?

How did the Free Labor ideal contribute to tensions between the North and the South?

In the context of the Free Labor ideal, what did proponents believe individuals had the right to achieve?

Based on this excerpt from the Seneca Falls’ Declaration of Sentiments, women should

After the death of Joseph Smith, who became the new leader of the Mormons and organized their migration to the Salt Lake Valley?

What was one of the primary challenges faced by Irish immigrants in the United States?

Read each question carefully. Determine the best answer to the question from the four answer choices provided. What contribution did Elizabeth Cady Stanton make to the citizens of the United States?

In which types of jobs did many Irish immigrants find employment upon arriving in the U.S.?

A 3-month-old infant who was previously healthy now has a persistent cough, bilateral lung crackles, and poor appetite. The nurse practitioner auscultates a grade III/VI, low-pitched, holosystolic murmur over the left lower sternal border and palpates the liver at one centimeter below the ribs. What diagnosis is likely?