Immigration/Urbanization

U.S. cities grew quickly during the early 1800s because:

• nativists called for more Americans to move to cities

• recent immigrants often had to live in cities

• poor transportation made it difficult to leave cities

• education became freely available in cities

U.S. cities grew quickly during the early 1800s because:

• agriculture became more important to the economies of cities

• trade with other countries brought people and business to cities

• governments paid for impressive schools and housing in cities

• nativists called for more Protestants to move to cities

U.S. cities grew quickly during the early 1800s because:

• declining immigration created more space in cities

• poor transportation made it hard to leave cities

• Catholics and Protestants agreed to share cities

• Industrialization created new jobs in cities

Match the term to its definition:

• Push Factor

• Hostility towards foreigners in the name of preserving the existing local culture.

• Immigration

• The action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country.

• Nativism

• Reasons causing someone to come to a country.

• Assimilation

• Reasons causing someone to leave a country.

• Pull Factor

• The process of adopting and fitting in with the existing local culture.

Which of the following were factors causing a surge of migration to the United States during the Gilded Age? (select all that apply)

• Availability of jobs in the US

• Economic opportunity in Europe

• Improved transportation accessibility

• Demand for an educated workforce

• Overpopulation and conflict in Europe

Which of the following best explains the reasoning for the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?

• Diplomatic relations between the US and China had broken down into hostility.

• Chinese immigrants were persecuted for fear that they were unfair competition for low-paying jobs.

• The federal government considered Chinese culture to be too foreign to the existing local culture.

• Chinese immigrants were not contributing significantly to the US industrial economy.

Match the following:

• Pendleton Civil Service Act

• A law passed to enforce the restriction of a certain ethnic group from immigrating to the United States due to fear of unfair competition for low-paying jobs.

• Ellis Island

• An immigration inspection station in California where new arrivals were processed slowly and frequently denied entry to enforce ethnic exclusion policies.

• Chinese Exclusion Act

• A law passed to end the 'spoils system' and ensure that all appointments to jobs in government were made based on merit, not favoritism.

• Angel Island

• An immigration inspection station in New York where new arrivals were quickly processed after ensuring they would not bring disease or be a public charge.

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.

Which was not an invention that urban areas benefitted from in the late 1800s?

• Electricity
• Telephone
• Automobile
• Mass Transit

The growth of cities is:

• Immigration
• Urbanization
• Depersonalization
• Materialization