Urbanization

The tripling of the U.S. population between 1870 and 1910 was most directly caused by

• rapid industrialization and immigration

• the mechanization of agriculture

• natural disasters around the world

• integration of new states in the west

Which of the following is a primary reason why cities in the United States grew rapidly due to immigration in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?

• Immigrants were required by law to settle in cities.

• Cities offered abundant land for farming.

• The U.S. government provided financial incentives for immigrants to live in cities.

• Immigrants found industrial jobs and housing opportunities in cities.

In the late 1800's, many rural Americans moved to big cities in search of

• better- paying jobs

• political power

• high society

• shorter work hours

By the 1890s, immigrants made up significant percentages of some of the country's largest

• Plantations

• Cities

• Farms

• suburbs

What was often crucial to the Americanization of immigrant children?

• Settlement Houses

• Ethnic Churches

• Vaudeville

• Public schools

What was one significant reason many immigrants in the late 19th and early 20th centuries lived in tenement housing?

• Tenements offered spacious and affordable living conditions for large families.

• Immigrants preferred tenement housing because it was located in rural areas.

• Tenements were often the only housing option available due to overcrowded cities and limited income.

• Immigrant communities chose tenements to maintain cultural traditions and live separately from native-born Americans.

Settlement houses were founded in the late 1800s by

• new immigrants

• urban social reformers

• political machine

• industrial machine

The main goal of the Americanization movement was to

• limit the number of immigrants entering the country

• assimilate immigrants of various cultures into the dominant culture

• improve the living conditions in Americas largest cities

• encouraged people to move from the country to the city

A movement concerned with helping the poor according to biblical principles is

• Social Darwinism

• Social Gospel

• Gospel of Wealth

• Settlement House

Which statement about immigration to the united states during the 19th century is most valid

• organized labor supported unlimited immigration

• most immigrants in the united states were illegal aliens

• industrial growth led to demand for cheap immigrant labor in factories

• few immigrants came from Western Europe