Gilded Age Urbanization/Immigration

The rapid growth of major cities in the United States is called what?

• Rural

• Urbanization

• Industrialization

• Homestead

The production of cheap steel had what affect of farmers?

• Farmers were forced to find other jobs in major cities.

• More farmers were needed to work the land.

• Farming remained mostly unchanged.

• The new equipment being used allowed farmers to be paid more.

Which of the following is not a reason why African Americans were moving to major cities in the North?

• To escape racial discrimination in the south

• To find better job opportunities in major cities

• Finally having the freedom to move and live where they wanted

• To work for very little money in factories in the North.

Overcrowding caused families to live in small single room apartments called what?

• Condos

• Lofts

• Tenements

• Flats

A corrupt political organization that always gets elected is called what?

What is the name of the corrupt politician that was in charge of Tammy Hall? (Famous for pocketing almost $100 million dollars from taxpayers)

• William "Boss" Tweed

• Thomas Nast

• William McKinnley

• William Jennings Bryan

Something that attracts you to move to a new location is called what? (Jobs, Good Weather, Freedom, etc.)

Reasons why you would leave the place in which you currently live? (famine, War, Unemployment, etc.)

What was the name of the group that tried to prevent all immigrants from migrating to the United States?

• The Anti-Federalists

• The Whigs

• The Nativists

• The Federalists

Learning to dress, speak, and act like other Americans is called what?