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Gilded Age Part 3 WS

Authored by Chris Sexton

Social Studies

11th Grade

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Gilded Age Part 3 WS
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

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What was one major factor that attracted immigrants to the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?

Economic opportunities

Free education for all

Guaranteed citizenship

Free land for everyone

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Which industries in the United States especially needed immigrant workers during the period of mass immigration?

Construction and factories

Banking and finance

Entertainment and sports

Technology and software

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

By the 1890s, most immigrants to the United States came from which regions?

Africa and Asia

Eastern and Southern Europe

South America and the Caribbean

Western Europe and Canada

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

What was a common challenge faced by immigrants in the United States during the late 1800s?

Lack of available land

Speaking little English and struggling to start new lives

High taxes on immigrants

Mandatory military service

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Why did most immigrants settle in urban areas during the late 1800s?

Urban areas had better weather

Urban areas offered jobs in factories

Urban areas had more farmland

Urban areas had fewer people

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Why were Irish immigrants discriminated against in the United States?

Because they were seen as competition for jobs

Because they spoke a different language

Because they were wealthy landowners

Because they refused to work

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

What is nativism?

The policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants.

The belief in equal rights for all people regardless of origin.

The process of adopting the culture of another country.

The movement to promote industrialization in America.

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