Urbanization, Immigration, and The Gilded Age

Front

Which term best describes the movement of people from farms and countryside into cities during the late 1800s?

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Urbanization

Front

Ellis Island is best defined as which of the following?

Back

Immigration station in New York for many European immigrants

Front

A ________ is a person who moves to a new country.

Back

immigrant

Front

What does the term Gilded Age suggest about the period in U.S. history after the Civil War?

Back

It looked wealthy and shiny outside but hid serious problems

Front

Angel Island in the San Francisco Bay was primarily used for what purpose in the early 1900s?

Back

Immigration station in California for mostly Asian immigrants

Front

Which area is best described as rural?

Back

Area with farms, open land, fewer people

Front

Which term matches this description: an area with many buildings, jobs, and people?

Back

Urban

Front

Which group is most accurately described as Old Immigrants to the United States in the late 1800s?

Back

People from Northern and Western Europe

Front

New Immigrants of the late 1800s and early 1900s primarily came from which regions?

Back

Southern and Eastern Europe

Front

Old immigrants were more likely to speak English upon arrival.

Back

True, due to their ability to learn English quickly