Urbanization, Immigration, and The Gilded Age

Which term best describes the movement of people from farms and countryside into cities during the late 1800s?

• Rural

• Immigrant

• Urbanization

• Gilded Age

Ellis Island is best defined as which of the following?

• A person who moves to a new country seeking jobs

• A reason people move to a new country such as freedom

• Immigration station in California for mostly Asian immigrants

• Immigration station in New York for many European immigrants

Fill in the blank: A (a)   is a person who moves to a new country.

What does the term Gilded Age suggest about the period in U.S. history after the Civil War?

• It was defined only by rural farming and open land

• It meant cities stopped growing and populations fell

• It was a time when immigration stations were closed

• It looked wealthy and shiny outside but hid serious problems

Angel Island in the San Francisco Bay was primarily used for what purpose in the early 1900s?

• City government center for licensing new businesses

• Port where European goods were taxed for revenue

• Training base for U.S. Navy recruits from the West

• Immigration station in California for mostly Asian immigrants

Which area is best described as rural?

• A region experiencing rapid urbanization

• Area with farms, open land, fewer people

• Area with many buildings, jobs, and people

• Neighborhood of immigrants near Ellis Island

Which term matches this description: an area with many buildings, jobs, and people?

• Urban

• Pull Factor

• Angel Island

• Rural

Which group is most accurately described as Old Immigrants to the United States in the late 1800s?

• People from Central and South America

• People from Northern and Western Europe

• People from Southern and Eastern Europe

• People from East and Southeast Asia

New Immigrants of the late 1800s and early 1900s primarily came from which regions?

• Northern Africa and Middle East

• Southern and Eastern Europe

• Northern and Western Europe

• Australia and New Zealand

Old immigrants were more likely to speak English upon arrival.

• True, due to their ability to learn English quickly

• False, most spoke no English at all

• True, because schools taught English overseas

• False, they were mostly non‑European