Immigration and Urbanization Quiz

Ellis Island was a major immigration processing center located in which city?

• Boston

• New York

• Chicago

• San Francisco

What are "pull factors?"

• Factors that attract immigrants to a new country.

• Factors that motivate immigrants to leave their home country.

• Factors that promote assimilation.

• Factors that enhance cultural diversity.

Settlement houses, like Hull House, were established to:

• Promote nativism

• Assist immigrants with assimilation

• Exclude immigrants from society

• Discourage urbanization

The Irish Potato Famine was a

• Push Factor

• Term Nativists used for Irish immigrants

• Pull Factor

• Reason immigrants were rejected from Ellis Island

Nativism is the belief that:

• Immigration is essential for economic growth

• The U.S. should be open to people from all countries

• Native-born citizens are superior to immigrants

• Cultural diversity is beneficial for society

Which immigration processing center primarily served immigrants from Asia, especially China?

• Ellis Island

• Angel Island

• Castle Garden

• Liberty Island

What is an emigrant?

• Someone moving to a city

• Someone who doesn’t believe people should be allowed to immigrate

• Someone leaving a country

• Someone who comes into a new country

What were some challenges faced by people living in cities during the period of urbanization?

• Crime

• Poor Sanitation

• Overcrowded living conditions

• A lack of available jobs

Urbanization during the late 1800s and early 1900s is often associated with:

• Decreased industrialization

• People moving from cities to rural areas.

• Cities growing in size and population

• Decline in population

Which term refers to houses in poor urban areas that were often overcrowded?

• Suburbs

• Tenements

• Ethnic Communities

• Slums