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Progressive Era--Chapter 20

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Southern and Eastern Europeans are known as 
a)
Old Immigrants
b)
100 % English Speaking
c)
New Immigrants
d)
Just Farmers
2.
The New Immigrants _______________ from their homelands to escape poverty, crop failures, and oppressive groups and governments.
a)
immigrated
b)
didn't move
c)
brought disease
d)
emigrated
3.
Immigrants at Angel or Ellis Island had to get documented and pass a 
a)
medical exam.
b)
English exam.
c)
touchdown.
d)
test involving U.S. history.
4.
The cheepest fare on the trip over to the U.S. was called _____________
a)
Carnival Cruise Line
b)
steerage
c)
the stern
d)
cramped quarters
5.
Most European immigrants knew they had arrived in the U.S. when they saw
a)
the New York skyline.
b)
the Sears Tower.
c)
Boston Harbor.
d)
the Statue of Liberty.
6.
Most immigrants found work in the large U.S. cities in cramped factories known as
a)
Triangle Shirtwaist.
b)
mom and pop stores.
c)
Wal-Mart.
d)
sweatshops.
7.
Who had an easier time adjusting to the U.S.--kids or older adults?
a)
older adults
b)
kids
c)
neither
d)
both had an easy time
8.
Why did most immigrants settle together once they arrived in the U.S.?
a)
To be around people who spoke the same language
b)
To be around people who had the same traditions
c)
To be around people who could help them find work or a home
d)
All of the answers are correct
9.
The ____________ Movement was growing in America, as they stated that only those born in America should be in America.
a)
K.K.K.
b)
Non-Immigration
c)
Nativist
d)
Chinese
10.
One of the strongest pieces of legislation at the time that limited immigrants to the U.S. was the Chinese ________________ Act.
a)
Getridof
b)
Immigration
c)
Nativist
d)
Exclusion
11.
Cities boomed at this time in America.  The growth of cities is called _______________.
a)
Progressivism
b)
Harmful
c)
Urbanization
d)
Ghost Towns
12.
Groups that made our largest cities bigger during the early 1900s included immigrants, farmers, and _____________________.
a)
African Americans from the South
b)
newborn babies
c)
tenement dwellers
d)
emigrants
13.
Poor, run-down neighborhoods : slums, as multi-story, crowded apartments : ________
a)
Ramada Inns
b)
rural life
c)
tenements
d)
best available housing for immigrants
14.
Who wrote about tenements in an effort to expose the crowded, filthy conditions of them?
a)
Jane Addams
b)
All the muckrakers
c)
Jacob Riis
d)
Upton Sinclair
15.
Where did the middle class live within the area of the largest cities in the U.S.?
a)
the tenements
b)
expensive mansions
c)
the suburbs
d)
rural country estates
16.
Failing to look into the problems of a society because the focus is only on the glittering golden aspects of our country is called ___________.
a)
the Progressive Era
b)
the mindset of a political machine
c)
the Gilded Age
d)
industrialization
17.
Hull House in Chicago was founded by
a)
Jane Addams.
b)
Jacob Riis.
c)
Susan B. Anthony.
d)
Upton Sinclair.
18.
Settlement houses provided 
a)
food for immigrants.
b)
education for immigrants.
c)
social and cultural activities for immigrants.
d)
all of the above.
19.
Lack of space within the growing cities led to the advent of 
a)
buying up more farmland outside of the cities.
b)
the government encouraging people to move away from the cities.
c)
the growth of skyscrapers.
d)
more tenements being built.
20.
The final transportation invention created for the growing cities was the
a)
cable car.
b)
electric trolley.
c)
subway system.
d)
horse-drawn trolley.
21.
__________________ were needed to unite growing cities together and aid in transportation.
a)
More skyscrapers
b)
Better bridges
c)
Less people
d)
More transcontinental railroads
22.
Who attended public schools longer?
a)
Boys
b)
Immigrants
c)
Native Americans
d)
Girls
23.
Progressive education included more
a)
hands-on learning.
b)
rote memorization.
c)
essay questions.
d)
teachers lecturing.
24.
Native American students became isolated from their group and their traditions when they attended
a)
land-grant colleges.
b)
public schools.
c)
Carnegie libraries.
d)
boarding schools.
25.
Writing about real-life events that could affect real people is called
a)
science fiction.
b)
history.
c)
realism.
d)
impressionist thought.
26.
Mark Twain was a famous _________________ author because he wrote about experiences near the area that he grew up in (the Mississippi River area).
a)
realist
b)
progressive
c)
regionalist
d)
optimist
27.
Newspapers became much more exciting to read at this time due to the style of writing used.  The exaggerated and sensational writing style was known as ______________________.
a)
the 5 Ws
b)
yellow journalism
c)
white lies
d)
the Pulitzer Prize
28.
The only true spectator sport invented solely in America is
a)
baseball.
b)
soccer.
c)
football.
d)
basketball.
29.
The movies started to become extremely popular during the Progressive Era.  So too did vaudeville, which is like a ______________________.
a)
soap opera.
b)
jazz concert.
c)
variety show.
d)
traveling circus.
30.
This famous style of music during the Progressive Era combined work songs, gospel music, spirituals, and African rhythms.
a)
rock n' roll
b)
alternative
c)
jazz
d)
classical