Industrialization and Immigration

A MAIN reason for the shift of population to cities during the Industrial Revolution was the availability of

• good medical care
• public schools
• adequate housing
• factory jobs

Why did businesses prefer hiring immigrants during the Industrial Age?

• They enjoyed listening to their accents
• They could pay them less
• They didn't understand American laws
• Immigrants would not join unions

What was the main purpose for photographer Lewis Hine to capture child labor?

• It's was fun
• A picture can tell a powerful story
• It could increase child labor
• It was his favorite hobby

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Pullman Strike?

• Wages were decreased by 25%
• Rent was kept high despite lowering wages
• African Americans weren't being hired by Pullman
• He fired three workers who tried to negotiate with him

Which of the following is true of America's population during the Industrial Age?

• The population shifted from predominately rural to urban (city)
• People migrated to the mid-west and the west in search of agricultural opportunities
• People settled by rivers due to the convenient transportation
• Massive cities developed along the new rail system

Many immigrants upon arriving to America would settle in neighborhoods that were populated with people of the same ethnic background

• True
• False

What is collective bargaining?

• paying for consumer goods as a group
• the idea that if multiple families lived in the same house rent would be cheaper
• negotiating as a group with your employer for certain benefits or adjustments
• union members refusing to work until conditions improved

In a _______ market, the seller faces no competition, as he is the sole seller of goods with no close substitute. He enjoys the power of setting the price for his goods

• Laissez Faire
• Capitalist
• Monopoly
• Socialist

Labor unions generally formed as a result of:

• business owners' desire for workers to organize
• federal legislation mandating workers' rights
• workers' efforts to improve working conditions and increase wages
• workers' pressure on the government to enact safety regulations

For immigrants coming from Europe they would pass through which immigration station?

• Boston - Ellis Island
• New York - Ellis Island
• San Francisco - Angel Island
• San Diego - Angel Island