#13 TEKS

Selected Foreign-Born Populations in Florida, 1900

Country of Birth Population

China 118

Cuba 6,744

Denmark 204

Canada 1,199

Total Foreign-Born in Florida 23,832

This table supports the conclusion that in 1900 —

• people moved to areas with religious protections similar to those in their native country

• geographic proximity to native countries influenced immigration patterns

• economic incentives offered by native countries encouraged emigration

• people moved to areas with government regulations similar to those in their native country

Which pull factor contributed to the Great Migration?

• The availability of land grants for homesteaders

• Economic opportunities in industrialized cities

• Better soil conditions in previously uncultivated areas

• The lower cost of living in urban areas

The demographics of the United States are changing rapidly because of factors such as longer life expectancy and large-scale immigration. People closely watching these trends include corporate executives and the advertisers they hire to market their products to consumers.

Which marketing strategy is most clearly a result of the changing demographic patterns described above?

• Television networks offer discounts to toy companies for commercials played during Saturday-morning cartoons.

• Fast-food chains partner with the film industry to advertise recent movie releases with kids’ meals.

• Telecommunication companies spend increasing amounts of money on commercials that air on Spanish-language radio stations.

• Department stores place large advertisements in Sunday newspapers.

Which of the following contributed most to increased settlement of the Great Plains?

• The availability of buffalo

• The discovery of precious metals

• A series of federal land grants

• A decrease in agricultural production

Late 1800s

• Poverty • Famine • Political oppression ------> ___?____ -------> • New Catholic churches were built. • Urban areas were expanded

Which sentence correctly completes this diagram?

• The Bracero program was introduced.

• The Chinese Exclusion Act was passed.

• Russian radicals joined labor unions in the United States.

• Irish families immigrated to the United States.

Which situation does this cartoon from an early 1900s pamphlet illustrate?

• The deportation of many Chinese immigrants in the Northwest

• The recruitment of Chinese immigrants by large labor unions in the Midwest

• The fear in the West of losing jobs to Chinese immigrants

• The lack of available resources in the East to support a large influx of Chinese immigrants

Historically, one of the most significant migrations of population in the United States has been the movement of people from rural to urban areas. To appreciate the magnitude of this shift, consider the fact that in 1800, 94% of the U.S. population lived in a rural area, compared with 60% in 1890 and only 25% in 1990!

—Stephan J. Goetz, Migration and Local Labor Markets, 1999

Which factor was a primary reason for the shift described in this excerpt?

• Kinship networks

• Economic transformation

• Government reform

• Climate change

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was primarily a response to —

• increased U.S. presence in China

• competition for jobs on the West Coast

• rapid population growth in the Northeast

• China’s actions during the Boxer Rebellion

In the last half of the nineteenth century, the United States experienced vast industrial growth. A new class of wealthy entrepreneurs and a prosperous middle class emerged. Factory jobs also increased to meet production demands.

Which demographic change in the United States is most associated with this transformation?

• Increased property values in rural areas

• Increased life expectancies in urban areas

• Increased birth rates in rural areas

• Increased migration to urban areas

In the World War II era, what was the major reason for Jewish immigration to the United States?

• To seek guaranteed universal suffrage

• To escape famine and drought caused by natural disaster

• To seek better educational opportunities

• To escape state-sponsored genocide