America in Transition

Based on the table, what was an important effect of industrialization in the United States in the later part of the nineteenth century?

• People began to move from cities to rural areas.

• The urban population declined.

• The rate of expansion of railroad lines began to drop.

• The proportion of Americans living in cities continuously increased.

Nativists in California in the 1880s would most likely have supported the —

• creation of settlement houses to aid new immigrants

• passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act

• continuation of the contract labor system

• assimilation of Native American Indians into mainstream culture

After 1880, where did the majority of “New Immigrants” to the United States come from?

• Northern and Western Europe

• Canada and Latin America

• Southern and Eastern Europe

• China and Southeast Asia

During the late nineteenth century, where were the reservations located that North American Indian tribes were sent to?

• along the major rivers of the Midwest

• near large cities in the Northwest

• in sparsely populated areas of the West

• east of the Mississippi River

What conclusion can be drawn from the table about the effect of the Transcontinental Railroad on these Western cities?

• These cities became corrupt and crime-ridden.

• The population of Western cities increased greatly.

• Most Native American Indians relocated to these cities.

• Railroads had little impact on these cities.

Which statement accurately describes the development of the Great Plains in the late nineteenth century?

• Great profits were earned there in the steel industry.

• Railroads decreased in importance.

• Immigrants could not afford to farm these lands.

• Technological innovations made farming there possible.

During the last part of the nineteenth century, most immigrants to the United States found work as —

• unskilled factory and sweatshop workers

• educated professionals

• scientists and technicians

• skilled craftsmen

In the late nineteenth century, the “bosses” of urban political machines often —

• denied voting rights to the poor

• accepted bribes in return for favors

• wasted money on military spending

• discriminated against migrant workers

Based on this poster, which is an accurate statement?

• Immigrants were encouraged to learn to speak English.

• Granite City had laws prohibiting immigrants from moving there.

• The people in the poster were native-born Americans.

• Granite City encouraged diversity in its immigrant population.

During the late 1800s and early 1900s, prejudice against "New Immigrants" increased because these immigrants —

• had job skills superior to those of most American workers

• formed their own labor unions in order to receive higher wages

• came from cultural backgrounds different from those of the majority of Americans

• tried to replace American democracy with other forms of government