Immigration, Urbanization, Industrialization, & Innovation Test

Most immigrants who settled in the cities lived in small, run-down apartments (that barely met minimal standards). These were known as "___".

• settlement houses
• tenements
• boardwalks
• ghettos

Why did many Americans move from rural to urban areas in the late 1800s?

• better transportation
• job opportunities
• immigration laws
• more affordable housing

Which of the following statements does NOT apply to Jane Addams?

• She started the first settlement house in Chicago.
• She wanted immigrants to be educated.
• She despised Asian immigrants and supported the Chinese Exclusion Act.
• She was the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

Which of the following manufacturing areas is known for steel production?

• Chicago
• PIttsburgh
• Detroit
• New England

Most European immigrants were processed by government officials at this station on the EAST coast. It is known as ___.

• Angel Island
• Ellis Island
• Liberty Enlightening the World
• The Golden Gate

Transportation advances helped to create a rise in big business by allowing for raw materials and finished products to be transported coast to coast.

• True
• False

Political machines, such as Tammany Hall, gained power by focusing on the needs of ___.

• women
• African Americans
• immigrants
• the elderly and children

The gentleman shown below is associated with which industry?

• steel
• oil
• coal
• railroad

Increased job opportunities spurred many Americans to leave rural areas and move to cities. This is known as:

• mechanization
• industrialization
• agriculturalization
• urbanization

Which picture is NOT an example of "big business"?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4