Unit 1 SG Immigration

Advances in transportation allowed—

• the meatpacking industry to move to Detroit
• natural resources to be transported to factories in the west
• finished products to be transported to national markets
• the textile industry to be moved to Pittsburgh

What was not a reason for the increase in immigration after the Civil War?

• hope for better opportunities
• desire for adventure
• the Revolutionary War
• escape from oppressive governments

Which law limited the number of immigrants entering America each year?

• Chinese Exclusion Act
• 14th Amendment
• Ellis Island Reforms
• Homestead Act

Why did many Americans move from rural to urban areas?

• Electric heat
• Job opportunities
• Better transportation
• Immigration laws

Which group of immigrants did not face discrimination?

• Protestants
• Jewish
• American Indians
• Italian

Advances in transportation allowed which natural resource to be moved to stockyards in Illinois?

• Cotton
• Steel
• Cattle
• Iron ore

Which manufacturing area on the map was known for the automobile industry?

• Pittsburgh
• Detroit
• Miami
• New Orleans

Several factors led to overcrowded tenements and ghettos EXCEPT—

• political machines
• an increase in immigration
• rapid industrialization
• discrimination against immigrants

An immigrant was working in a factory with cotton and wool in the 1900s. Where was the factory most likely located?

• New York
• Midwest
• Pennsylvania
• New England

Which immigrant group faced discrimination, despite its contribution to the building of the Transcontinental Railroad?

• Italian
• Irish
• Chinese
• American Indians