Immigration, and Urbanization Review

Which development led to the other three in the second half of the 1800's?

• spread of diseases

• development of tenement housing

• growth of American cities

• increase of crime

An increase in the rate of urbanization was the result of

• rapid industrial development

• decrease in population

• lower tariff rates

Large cities were a popular place for most immigrants to settle because.....

• farmland was scarce

• factory jobs were available for unskilled workers

• there was less discrimination

violent programs, poverty, hard times, and lack of jobs are all examples of .......

• push factors

• pull factors

• effects of urbanization

After 1892, immigrants arriving in NY could be processed at......

• Angel Island

• Ellis Island

• the Hull House

One way "new" immigrants differed from "old" immigrants was ......

• better educated

• came from Southern and Eastern Europe

• adopted American culture more quickly

"New" immigrants faced discrimination mainly because these immigrants

• formed their own labor unions

• had cultures that were seen as very different

• were more skilled at many jobs than most Americans

Which is considered a primary source?

• textbook

• diary

• encyclopedia

The first law passed to prevent a specific national group from entering the US wasthe

• Chinese Exclusion Act

• Gentlemen's Agreement

• Dawes Act

People of the same ethnic group settled in the same neighborhoods because ..........

• it was easier to learn English

• it was the only place they could find work

• they felt comfortable around people of the same culture