Industrialization, Immigration, and Urbanization Review

When the government is “hands off” the economy and doesn't make laws/rules to limit business

• social darwinism

• industrialization

• laissez-faire

• urbanization

What is a main reason immigrants came to the US in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

• Did NOT want religious freedom
• Hoped for economic opportunity (to make money)
• Wanted LESS diversity
• Wanted to live more simply

What does the term gilded mean?

• Full of riches and opportunities

• Gaining new land

• Covered in a thin layer of gold

• Made of solid gold

Where did most immigrants during the Gilded Age come from?

• Asia

• Mexico

• Canada

• Europe

Name for entrepreneurs who use ruthless tactics to destroy competition or to keep wages low

• Captain of Industry
• Robber Baron
• Philanthropist
• Consolidator

A monopoly is when:

• One seller/business dominates an industry.

• A few sellers/businesses dominate an industry.

• Supply exceeds demand.

• A business offers special gifts and coupons.

Monopolies often result in consumers paying _____ for products:

• Low taxes

• High taxes

• High prices

• Low prices

What did the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 do?

• Increased the number of Chinese immigrants

• Prohibited work-seeking Chinese from entering the U.S.

• Prohibited Chinese immigrants from leaving the U.S.

• Prohibited immigrants from entering the U.S.

Americans who were anti-immigration due to the fear of losing jobs to immigrants were called-

• Bootlegger

• Monopolies

• Communists

• Nativists

Most immigrants went through this processing center in New York City

• Pearl Harbor
• Long Island
• Ellis Island
• Angel Island