Immigration and Urbanization

Why were so many people drawn to the cities in the late 19th century?

• Cities offered welfare services.

• Jobs were more plentiful in the cities.

• Crime rates were often lower in the cities.

• All of the above.

Which of the following is NOT true of the "new immigrants"?

• They originated mainly from southern and eastern Europe.

• They were welcomed by Americans.

• They arrived in the US in the late 1800s-early 1900s.

• Some were considered "birds of passage."

From which nation might you be emigrating from if you go through Angel Island as a point of entry into the US?

• England

• Canada

• China

• Mexico

In the late 1800s, all of the following were true EXCEPT which one?

• Immigrants experienced culture shock.

• The Chinese Exclusion Act reduced the immigration rate of Chinese into the United States.

• The Gentlemen's Agreement limited the number of immigrants coming into the US from India.

• Immigrants banded together culturally in immigrant communities.

What was the primary reason why people moved to the urban areas of the US in the late 1800s?

• Employment

• Cultural experiences

• Free housing

• No crime

How did cities handle the need for a clean water supply?

• Chlorination

• Filtration

• Sanitation Departments

• All of the above

What was the name of the reform program that preached the Christian obligation to meet the physical needs of the poor?

• Poor Recovery Program

• Gospel of Wealth

• Social Gospel

• Social Security Program

____established _____, a haven for the poor and underprivileged, in _______ in 1889.

• Jane Addams, Hull House, Chicago

• Clara Barton, Ramsey Center, New York City

• Harriet Beecher Stowe, Pathways, Philadelphia

• Betty Friedan, NOW, Washington, DC

Which of the following BEST describes the composition of American culture and its people?

• Melting Pot

• Mosaic/Salad Bowl

• Arsenal of Democracy

• Captains of Industry

What belief upheld the anti-immigrant sentiment Americans had toward immigrants?

• Isolationism

• Communism

• Imperialism

• Nativism