Brinkley Chapter 10 Guiding Questions 1. What were the reasons for and the effect of the rapid increase in population between 1820 and 1840? 2. Where did this increased population settle? What population shifts took place between 1820 and 1840? 3. Why was the rise of New York City so phenomenal? 4. What major immigrant groups came to the United States during this period? What impact did they have on the character and distribution of the population in the North? 5. What impact did this immigration have on the political system? Which party was the most successful in attracting immigrant voters? 6. What gave rise to the nativist movement? What were its political goals? 7. Why were natural means of carrying commerce (lakes and rivers) unsatisfactory to most Americans?