Urbanization

What is the movement from rural to urban areas called?

• Moving
• colonization
• inflation
• urbanization

Which was NOT a reason for immigration to the U.S. in the 1880s (i.e. Gilded Age)?

• Lots of jobs
• Escaping persecution
• Good working conditions
• Escaping poverty

What was Ellis Island?

• An amusement park

• A vacation spot

• An immigration center in New York

• The first capital of the United States

multi-family apartments, usually dark, crowded, and barely meeting minimal living standards

• tenure

• tenement

• skyscraper

• graft

How was the mass production and use of the assembly line for products a good thing?

• Made it easier to own companies & build corporations

• It organized labor in the factories

• Made products cheaper & more available

• Made communication easier

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ANGEL ISLAND

Where was Angel Island located?

• on the East Coast in New York City

• on the West Coast in San Francisco

• in the Southeast in Atlanta

• In the Midwest in Chicago

Which best describes the living conditions of most immigrants during the Industrial Revolution? 

• Most immigrants lived in rural areas with few other people around
• Most immigrants lived in cities in extremely crowded buildings
• Most immigrants lived in single-family homes
• Most immigrants lived in homeless shelters year-round

Which best describes the working conditions of most immigrants during the Industrial Revolution? 

• Most immigrants worked long hours in low-paying industrial jobs
• Most immigrants worked as farmers in rural areas
• Most immigrants worked as bookkeepers or other professional jobs
• Most immigrants worked as tailors or other skilled jobs

Wal-Mart is opening in the small town of Vado, New Mexico. This is creating over 400 jobs in the area. Population is quickly increasing. This is an example of...

• Urbanization
• Inflation
• Urban Center
• Influence

Chinese Exclusion Act:

• Allowed more immigrants
• Banned freedom of speech
• Restricted working conditions
• Prevented people from immigrating to the U.S.