Crash Course: Growth, Cities, & Immigration

Crash Course: Growth, Cities, & Immigration

11th Grade

26 Qs

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Crash Course: Growth, Cities, & Immigration

Crash Course: Growth, Cities, & Immigration

Assessment

Quiz

History

11th Grade

Hard

Created by

Paulla Tiltonmolocznik

FREE Resource

26 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was one of the central reasons that many people moved out west in the late 1800s?

The discovery of gold

The demand for agricultural products

The construction of railroads

The search for religious freedom

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Between 1900 and 1910, the populations of which two states together increased by almost 2 million people?

California and Nevada

Texas and Oklahoma

New York and Pennsylvania

Florida and Georgia

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What percentage of the American population lived in cities by 1900?

20%

25%

38%

50%

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What act led to more than a million land claims being filed in the 1890s?

The Homestead Act

The Land Grant Act

The Settlement Act

The Agricultural Act

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a significant factor in America's transformation into a largely urban society by the early 20th century?

The invention of the automobile

The rise of immigration

The decline of agriculture

The discovery of gold

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which city led the way in urban growth in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries?

Los Angeles

Chicago

New York

Boston

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was one of the most impressive engineering feats in Chicago during the late 19th century?

Building the Sears Tower

Reversing the flow of the Chicago River

Constructing the first subway system

Establishing the first electric streetcar

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