Immigration & Cities Review

Rapid Urbanization and Industrialization led to...

• limited access to transportation

• overcrowding in urban neighborhoods

• decline in disease and illness

• a surplus (means too much) of food and land

Job Opportunities caused movement in America. People generally moved from...

• cities to the country

• the United States to Canada

• the rural countryside to the city

• the United States to Mexico

Which group of people generally saw the Statue of Liberty as they came into the New York harbor in the 1900s?

• veterans returning to America from war in Europe

• Americans who were tired of new people coming into their country.

• Americans who were struggling and needed hope

• Immigrant coming into America to find a better life.

Chicago became a city with a specialized industry in ...

• textiles

• dye

• steel

• meat packing

Where was Andrew Carnegie's steel industry located?

• Wyoming

• Pennsylvania

• Chicago

• Illinois

Which immigrant group originally came over for the gold rush and then again to work on the transcontinental railroad?

• African Americans

• Norwegians

• Chinese

• Irish

Which immigrant group came into California during the Gold Rush to maybe strike it rich?

• Russia

• India

• Mongolia

• China

If you lived in the late 1800s, and your parent worked in this factory, which city would you MOST LIKELY live in? (think major manufacturing areas)

• New York City

• Chicago

• Atlanta

• Philadelphia

Adventure, Escape from oppressive governments, Religious Freedom, and Hope for better opportunities are all examples of what??

• Reasons Why Colonists Immigrated to Europe

• Reasons for Westward Expansion

• Reasons for the Development of Cities

• Reasons for Increased Immigration to the United States

What is the process in which immigrants become part of the American culture and American Indians become part of the white culture called?

• Acceptance

• Nativism

• Conversion

• Assimilation