Industry/Immigration

Job opportunities caused movement in America. People moved from —

• the rural countryside to the city

• cities to the country

• the United States to Mexico

• the United States to Canada

What title would best complete the graphic organizer?

• Reasons for Development of Cities

• Reasons for Increased Immigration

• Reasons for City Problems

• Reasons for Westward Expansion

Which groups of people were often blamed for the problems of the cities like poverty, crime, overcrowding, and violence?

• Union members

• Immigrants

• Muckrakers

• Trolley dodgers

All of the following are reasons immigrants arrived in the United States between 1870 and 1900 EXCEPT —

• better climate

• escape famine and land shortages

• religious freedom

• escape high taxes

During the Gold Rush, many immigrants came to California from which country pictured on the map?

• India

• China

• Russia

• Burma

Why were establishments such as Hull House, the Salvation Army, the YMCA, and YWCA created?

• To challenge the political machines

• To provide jobs for unemployed

• To unite farmers and workers against industry

• To help the urban poor

Which name best fits in the box labeled with the number 1?

• Alexander Graham Bell

• John D. Rockefeller

• Andrew Carnegie

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

Chicago became a city with a specialized industry in —

• meat packing

• dye

• steel

• textiles

Where did you most likely live in 1890 if your parents worked in a factory like the one seen in the picture above?

• New York City

• Philadelphia

• Atlanta

• Chicago

Which invention of the 1800s did NOT contribute to the rise of big business?

• Telephone

• Bicycle

• Practical electric lighting

• Railroad