Lesson 1 Immigrants and Urban Challenges

What were the Americans who opposed immigration called?

• politicians

• citizens

• migrants

• nativists

Where did the millions of immigrants that settled in the U.S. in the 19th century come from?

• Asia

• Europe

• South America

• Australia

Many immigrants lived in dirty, overcrowded, and unsafe buildings known by which of the following terms?

• tenements

• condos

• duplexes

• townhome

Who said the following quote "People that cuts a great dash at home... think it strange for the humble class of people to get as much respect as themselves"

• Patrick Dunny

• Arthur Morgan

• John Marston

• Wyatt Hodge

The new social class that arose in the mid-1800s that was neither poor nor wealthy was known as which of the following?

• Know-Nothings

• nativists

• middle class

• lower class

Which group of people most likely inspired the creation of this 1893 cartoon?

• Union Leaders
• Philanthropists
• Nativists
• Political Bosses

Which of the following conclusions is best supported by the data?

• During the late-19th century, immigration to the US increased at a declining rate.

• During the late-19th century, most immigrants to the United States settled in cities.

• During the late-19th century, the immigrant population in the US more than doubled.

• During the late-19th century, immigration to the US dramatically declined.

Why did so many American cities have problems in the mid-1800s?

• Good sanitation and adequate housing
• Underpopulation and excess infrastructure
• Rapid urbanization, lack of infrastructure, poor sanitation, overcrowding, and inadequate housing
• Slow urbanization and lack of infrastructure

What were the Americans who opposed immigration called?

• politicians

• citizens

• migrants

• nativists

Many immigrants lived in dirty, overcrowded, and unsafe buildings known by which of the following terms?

• tenements

• condos

• duplexes

• townhome