11.1-11.4 Review

Front

What challenges did immigrants face in the US?

Back

Had trouble learning the language/faced prejudice.

Front

How did prejudice create problems for some immigrants?

Back

Were not allowed jobs because of their race/ethnicity

Front

Many immigrants lived in cramped, smelly quarters called "Tenement Housing."

Back

True

Front

Why were so few Chinese immigrants allowed to come to the United States?

Back

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

Front

Most people that immigrated from Western European countries entered the U.S. through which immigration station?

Back

Ellis Island

Answer explanation

Ellis Island Fun Facts:

* operated from 1892-1954

* over 14 million people enter the U.S. through Ellis Island

* Immigrants had to pass a medical inspection, prove they had some money, and that they could read

Front

How did population change in the late 1800s? Options: People moved to farms, Many people moved south, Immigrants went west for farms, Immigrants settled in cities

Back

Immigrants settled in cities

Front

What is a tenement?

Back

Poorly built, overcrowded apartment buildings

Front

What was Jane Addams' establishment called? Options: The Escape., Convalescent Home., Hull House., The Mansion.

Back

Hull House.

Front

Reform groups worked hard to _______________ the political machines.

Back

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Front

What are the environmental cons of urbanization?

Back

High waste output and concentrated pollution.