New Industry and Changing Society

Where did European immigrants enter when they came to America?

• Ellis Island
• Rhode Island
• Alcatraz
• Angel Island

Where did Asian immigrants arrive when they came to America?

• Angel Island
• Rhode Island
• Ellis Island
• Fools Island

Why were so few Chinese immigrants allowed to come to the United States?

• Very few tried to come
• The voyage was too far and expensive
• There were no jobs available
• The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

Which idea led to a rise in anti-immigrant groups and a demand for immigration restrictions?

• Melting Pot
• Birds of Passage
• Nativism
• All of the above

What is a tenement?

• A new form of transportation
• Poorly built, overcrowded apartment buildings
• The end of immigration
• A revolutionary war in Africa

What was the Chinese Exclusion Act?

• Letting Chinese in America with open arms
• Banning Chinese people from immigrating to the United States for 10 years
• The Europeans taking over China
• Italians Immigrating to China

 Which factor contributed to the shifting of population from rural to urban areas from 1870-1900?

• Not enough families took advantage of the Homestead Act
• Great Plains Indians left their reservations to buy new farmland
• Houses in cities were less expensive than those in the counttryside
•  Better jobs in industry attracted farmers and laborers to cities

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

The transfer from the handy-craft system to machine technology and factories is called:

• Urbanization
• Revolution
• Industrialization
• Civilization