Immigration and Urbanization Review

Front

What was a reason that many Irish immigrants wanted to leave Ireland? Options: potato famine, few job opportunities, poor treatment from the government, All of the above

Back

All of the above

Front

Immigrants could bring everything that they owned.

Back

False

Front

What island would most immigrants from Europe go to?

Back

Ellis Island

Front

What industry grew big in Chicago?

Back

Meat packaging

Front

Which city became known for making steel?

Back

Pittsburgh

Front

Which city became known for making automobiles?

Back

Detroit

Front

How many immigrants came to America in 1850?

Back

2,200,000

Front

Which continent did most new immigrants come from between 1850-1920?

Back

Europe

Front

Who invented the trolley car, phonograph, and telephone?

Back

Alexander Graham Bell

Front

A tenement is:

Back

run-down, rental housing which barely meets minimum standards, usually no water or heat.