Urbanization and Industrialization

As of 1860, there were no American cities with a population that exceeded

• 50,000

• 100,000

• 500,000

• 1,000,000

Millions of _____ arrived in the United States on steamships throughout the late 1800s and early 1900s.

• monopolies

• soldiers

• visitors

• immigrants

Why did steamship travel from foreign countries become so common during the late 1800s?

• Steamships had become a popular topic in literature.

• Tickets were inexpensive and the trip had become faster.

• Steamship trips were free for those who were willing to work on the crew.

• Air travel had become too expensive and boats were bigger.

Most immigrants settled in _____ areas to take advantage of job opportunities.

• urban

• rural

• suburban

• landlocked

Why did immigrants chose to live in ethnic enclaves within American cities?

• so they could establish their own government and avoid taxation

• so they could return to the country they came from as soon as possible

• so they could speak their native language and maintain their unique culture

• so they could build warehouses to store the goods they had built in factories

Many African Americans and farmers _____ from the South for work opportunities in the North and Midwest.

• immigrated

• visited

• lobbied

• migrated

Which of the following helped turn cities into hubs of industry?

• steam and electricity

• corn and wheat crops

• free college education

• wind turbines

True or false: Even in the Gilded Age, child labor laws were enforced and taken seriously.

• true

• false

In many cities, poor people were forced to live in overcrowded

• hospitals.

• farmhouses.

• tenements.

• shelters.

During the Gilded Age, businessmen built _____ while poor people were forced to work long days for low wages.

• steamships

• schools

• the White House

• monopolies