Urbanization Review

Which best describes the living conditions of most immigrants during the Industrial Revolution? 

• Most immigrants lived in rural areas with few other people around
• Most immigrants lived in cities in extremely crowded buildings
• Most immigrants lived in single-family homes
• Most immigrants lived in homeless shelters year-round

William M. Tweed (Boss Tweed)

• was Robber Barron who made a ton of money

• was a philanthropist who donated most of his fortune

• was a corrupt party boss of a political machine

• was a Captain of Industry

Most immigrants settled in cities because...

• factory and workshop jobs were there

• little farmland left in the Midwest

• most immigrants came from large cities in Europe

• city laws gave special rights and protection for immigrants

Nativists wanted to...

• group immigrants into their sections of the city

• assimilate immigrants into American society

• limit immigration

• convert immigrants into Protestantism

If you failed the medical inspection at Ellis island, what might happen to you?

• wait until you were cured, only then would you be allowed in the country

• get sent back to Europe

• left to die there

Match each vocabulary term with the correct definition

• Big cities

• Rural

• To work

• Urban

• The countryside

• Labor

The area inside the city is called ______.

• urban
• suburban
• rural

"New Immigrants" predominately came from where?

• Germany

• Ireland

• Southeastern Europe

• Mexico

This map shows some numbered regions of the United States.

During the Industrial Age, in which numbered region was the majority of industry concentrated?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What was the primary reason for the mass migration to urban areas during the Industrial Revolution?

• Availability of better educational facilities

• Increased job opportunities in factories

• Improved healthcare services

• Desire for a modern lifestyle