Review - Life in the US late 19th - early 20th Century

Which of the following was one factor in the huge growth of cities at the turn of the century?

• People from many countries around the world began to immigrate to America.

• Cities were overcrowded and dirty.

• People from the West decided to move East for jobs.

• People in the South moved West after the Civil war.

According to the chart, what continent did most immigrants come to the United States from?

• Asia

• The Americas

• Europe

• Other

The Transcontinental Railroad was completed in 1869 and connected the east to the west. Although transportation time was cut dramatically, some negative effects were____________________. SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.

• Native Americans were moved to reservations by the U.S. government

• Buffalos were hunted and brought to near extinction

• Provided jobs for immigrants

Which of the following was NOT one of the main reasons people immigrated to the United States?

• To have the opportunity to earn more money

• To keep their family together

• To have religious freedom

• To escape famine, natural disaster, war, and persecution

Why did immigrants choose to live near people from their own country?

• They were all looking for more farm land.
• They did not have transportation and wanted to be able to visit easily.
• They were able to speak their native language, practice their religion, and keep their country's customs.
• They wanted to live near the ocean.

Which conflict was known as Custer's Last Stand and took place in the Montana territory in 1876?

• Sand Creek Massacre
• Wounded Knee Massacre
• Black Hawk War
• Battle of Little Big Horn

What is the name of the two immigration stations used during the turn of the century?

• Ellis Island and Angel Island
• Ellis Island and Atlantic Island
• Staten Island and Ellis Island
• Angel Island and Staten Island

Nat Love was an African American cowboy in Texas at the turn of the 20th century.  Which of the following best explains why many Africans Americans, like Nat Love, went to work as cowboys in the years after the Civil War?

• They faced less discrimination in the West.
• They liked that Texas fought for the Union.
• They could own land in the West.
• They were sold to Texas ranchers.

How was Angel Island different from Ellis Island?

• Main station for European immigrants
• Main station for Chinese immigrants
• Located on the EAST coast
• People were only there a few hours

In the late 1800s, immigrants in cities often lived in overcrowded, dirty apartments called ____________.

• tenements

• ghettoes

• Dust Bowls

• internments