Industrial Revolution and Immigration Review

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Which business leader founded Standard Oil Company?

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John D Rockefeller

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Andrew Carnegie is known for which of the following?
Options:
inventing a new method for making steel,
building oil refineries,
forming an electric company,
building a huge steel business

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building a huge steel business

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How was Angel Island different from Ellis Island?

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It was the main immigration station for Chinese immigrants.

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Which of the following would have happened first? Immigrants were examined at Ellis Island. Immigrants got a job in America. Immigrants arrived at Ellis Island. Immigrants made the voyage on a ship to America.

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Immigrants made the voyage on a ship to America.

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Which factors "pulled" immigrants to America? Options: starvation, land, violence, jobs, political freedom, religious freedom, land, religious freedom, land, jobs, violence, war, jobs, political freedom, land

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jobs, political freedom, religious freedom, land

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Which was NOT a problem that factory workers faced?
Options:
Many workers labored in hot, cramped sweatshops.
Working conditions were often unhealthy and dangerous.
Many workers earned low wages and worked long hours.
Many business owners were going on strike.

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Many business owners were going on strike.

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Based on what you've learned about immigrants, how do you think these immigrants aboard this ship were feeling?

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They were hoping for a better life than the one they left.

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What push or pull factors related to immigration does this political cartoon show?

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Immigrants were pushed out of their home countries because of starvation and poverty.

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What is a monopoly?

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A company that has no competition.

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Why did people move to the cities during the Industrial revolution?

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Jobs in factories