Urbanization in America

When did the United States enter a period of rapid industrial growth?

• Before the Revolutionary War.

• After the Revolutionary War.

• After World War 1

• After the Civil War.

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How important were railroads to industrial growth?

• Not important

• A minor influence

• Less important than automobiles

• Very important.

Which of the following was NOT a pull factor for immigrants coming to America?

• Political freedom

• Factory jobs from industrialization

• Mechanized farming jobs

• Religious freedom

What challenge of urbanization and industrialization is demonstrated in this photo?

• unfair labor practices

• inner-city overcrowding

• child labor exploitation

• racism and discrimination

How did Henry Ford cause a major shift in Americans' living patterns in the early 1900s?

• His automobile allowed more people to move into major urban areas.

• His automobile allowed people to live further from their place of work.

• His methods of production used coal for the first time in human

• His work on the first airplane allowed the Wright Brothers to become famous.

What resulted from the advances in transportation and industry that occurred in America between the end of the Civil War and 1900?

• Thousands of people migrated to the West to escape the segregated South.

• Thousands of African-Americans migrated to the South because Reconstruction had ended.

• Thousands of people migrated from rural areas to Northern cities like New York, Chicago, and Pittsburgh.

• The U.S. government spent millions of dollars to complete a canal system to link Northern cities to the Mississippi River.

Where did most immigrants to the USA come from (1880-19200)?

• Southern & Eastern Europe

• Northern & Western Europe

• Latin America

• Asia

The entry point for immigrants into the USA in New York City.

• Immigrant Island

• Jekyll Island

• Ellis Island

• Angel Island

Where did most immigrants live when they came to America?

• Trenton

• Tenements

• Subburbs

• Rural towns

Where did immigrants go when they arrived from Asia?

• Ellis Island

• Angel Island

• Island of Enchantment