Urbanization in America

Which of the following best defines urbanization?

• Urbanization is separating the population by race.

• Urbanization is the growth of cities.

• Urbanization is the growth of service jobs.

• Urbanization is the use of unskilled labor.

Which reason best explains why urbanization happened in the United States in the late 1800s?

• Cities were clean, peaceful places to settle.

• Cities offered more jobs and opportunities.

• Rural areas were closed to immigrants.

• Rural areas only provided factory work.

The service industry in the United States grew in the late 1800s. What was one effect of that growth?

• The number of people with jobs in factories as unskilled workers decreased.

• The number of people with jobs in factories as unskilled workers increased.

• The middle class grew as people took jobs as clerks, lawyers, and teachers.

• The middle class shrank as people left jobs as clerks, lawyers, and teachers.

Which is a service industry job that a middle-class person most likely would have had in the early 1900s?

• farmer

• bank clerk

• factory worker

• railroad worker

In the late 1800s, what attracted farm workers from rural areas to the cities?

• employment opportunities and cultural opportunities

• educational opportunities and immigrant communities

• employment opportunities and tenement housing

• educational opportunities and slum neighborhoods

How did railroads affect cities during the Second Industrial Revolution?

• Railroads helped cities grow by providing the greatest number of jobs.

• Railroads helped cities grow by transporting goods and raw materials.

• Railroads led to the decline of cities by taking workers away from factories.

• Railroads led to the decline of cities by moving settlers to rural areas.

Throughout the 1800s, urban areas in the United States

• grew as more and more people left rural areas.

• shrank as rural areas became more popular.

• shrank as people began moving to the suburbs.

• grew slowly as a result of industrialization.

Which of the following was a major effect of urbanization?

• Living conditions improved in cities.

• The middle class grew in cities.

• Cities became less segregated.

• The wealthy class grew in cities.

How did the growth of cities create problems for the working poor?

• People had to move to rural areas to find work.

• People could not live near their workplaces.

• People could not travel on public transportation.

• People had to live and work in crowded areas.

Which is the best description of the living and working conditions of the urban poor at the turn of the twentieth century?

• Both living and working conditions were dangerous and unsafe.

• Both living and working conditions were relatively safe.

• Living conditions were unsafe, but working conditions were safe.

• Living conditions were safe, but working conditions were unsafe.