Unit 4 Lesson 2

After the Civil War, people in the United States...

• Moved to the south

• Moved to cities

• Moved to Europe

• all of the above

Immigrants to the US during the late 19th century were mostly from

• Southern and Central Europe

• Asia and Mexico

• Northern and Western Europe

• Africa and Australia

What factors influenced immigrants to come to American cities?

• Farming becoming more machine oriented

• Racist discrimination and persecution

• Lots of job opportunities

• all of the options

Why was the second half of the 19th century called the "Gilded Age"?

• Everything was perfect for everyone!

• There were some big gold rushes, and lots of people made money.

• In general the economy was improving, and some people were getting wealthy, but life for most people wasn't great.

• none of the above

What is a tenement?

• Crowded, dirty, unsafe apartment dwellings

• free housing for factory workers

• the railroad transportation box for industrial goods

• none of the above

Who exposed conditions for immigrant workers in tenements and sweatshops in New York?

• Jacob Riis

• Ida B Wells

• JP Morgan

• Upton Sinclair

Who wrote about lynchings?

• Ida Tarbell

• Jacob Riss

• Hiram Evans

• Ida B Wells

Who exposed horrors in food processing?

• Ida B Wells

• Upton Sinclair

• Ida Tarbell

• Jacob Riis