Immigration and Urban Life

Who is the quote discussing?

"Most enjoyed a higher standard of living than their parents, learned English easily, and sought American lifestyles."

• Americans that emigrated to other countries during Industrialization

• Immigrants to the United States in the 1800s and 1900s

• Tourists who visited the United States in the 1800s and 1900s

• Nativists in the United States during 1800s and 1900s

True or False.

The Chinese Exclusion act was a policy that nativists supported and was passed in 1882 by Congress to entirely ban all Chinese from immigrating to the United States.

• True

• False

True or False.

Many of the immigrants coming to the US during the 1800s and 1900s came from countries that had very similar forms of government and ways of life to what they would experience in the US.

• True

• False

Why did the United States follow a policy of unrestricted immigration for Europeans during most of the 1800’s?

• Most Americans desired a more diverse culture.

• Business and industry depended on the foreign capital brought by immigrants.

• The American economy needed many unskilled workers.

• The United States wanted to help European nations by taking in their surplus population.

The major reason the United States placed few restrictions on immigration during the 1800’s was that ________.

• the growing economy needed a steady supply of cheap labor

• few Europeans wished to give up their economic security

• most immigrants spoke English and thus needed little or no education

• there was little opposition to immigration existed

A large percentage of the immigrants who came to the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries settled in large cities because ________.

• there were fewer and fewer farms in the United States.

• most of them had lived in cities in their homelands.

• the growing industries were usually located in cities.

• the government encouraged immigrants to settle in big cities

In the United States during the late 19th century, much of the prejudice expressed toward immigrants was based on the belief that they would ___________.

• fail to assimilate into American society

• cause overcrowding in farm areas

• support the enemies of the United States in wartime

• refuse to become citizens

There wasn't a clear plan on what to do with raw sewage as cities grew, which led to the spread of diseases and pollution of ___________.

• Air

• Water

• Soil

• Roads

True or False.

Factories provided little to no training on how to use the machines which led to many injuries including limbs being amputated.

• True

• False

One of the major sources of air and water pollution was the increased use of...

• coal

• timber

• corn oil