Industry/Immigration

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Job opportunities caused movement in America. People moved from —

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the rural countryside to the city

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What title would best complete the graphic organizer? Options: Reasons for Development of Cities, Reasons for Increased Immigration, Reasons for City Problems, Reasons for Westward Expansion

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Reasons for Increased Immigration

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Which groups of people were often blamed for the problems of the cities like poverty, crime, overcrowding, and violence?

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Immigrants

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All of the following are reasons immigrants arrived in the United States between 1870 and 1900 EXCEPT — better climate, escape famine and land shortages, religious freedom, escape high taxes

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better climate

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During the Gold Rush, many immigrants came to California from which country pictured on the map? Options: India, China, Russia, Burma

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China

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Why were establishments such as Hull House, the Salvation Army, the YMCA, and YWCA created?

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To help the urban poor

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Which name best fits in the box labeled with the number 1? Options: Alexander Graham Bell, John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, Cornelius Vanderbilt

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Andrew Carnegie

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Chicago became a city with a specialized industry in —

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meat packing

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Where did you most likely live in 1890 if your parents worked in a factory like the one seen in the picture above?

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Chicago

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Which invention of the 1800s did NOT contribute to the rise of big business? Telephone, Bicycle, Practical electric lighting, Railroad

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Bicycle