8th Grade Urban America Sections 1 and 2 Review

PRIOR to 1865, most immigrants to the US were from...

• northern and western Europe

• Mexico

• southern Europe

• Asia

By the mid-1880s, the pattern of US immigration started to change. Which of the following was NOT a "new" immigrant group to the US at this time?

• English

• Russians

• Jews

• Poles

Which of the following is a pull factor?

• many job opportunities

• natural disaster

• war

• religious persecution

Many poor immigrants could only afford the cheapest tickets to America; the cramped, noisy quarters of the lower decks, also known as...

• steerage

• below deck

• coach

In the eastern part of the US, where were most immigrants processed after 1892?

• Angel Island

• Castle Garden

• Ellis Island

• Statue of Liberty

An immigrant's greatest challenge was finding work. Many worked in crowded, dark workshops in the garment industry also known as...

• sweatshops

• mines

• mills

• triangle factories

In 1882, the first law to limit immigration prohibited workers from what country to enter the US?

• China

• Japan

• Ireland

• Mexico

Place where poor people, mainly immigrants, received assistance in the form of medical care, English classes, art classes etc.

• settlement houses

• YMCA

• Salvation Army

Which of the following was NOT a problem associated with urban living during the Gilded Age?

• fires

• overflowing sewers

• rapidly spreading diseases

• oversupply of apartments

Which of the following developments did NOT lead to the construction of skyscrapers?

• iron supports

• subways

• elevators