WorksheetsImmigration and Urbanization
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which city developed because it specialized in the meat packing industry?
a)
Chicago
b)
Pittsburgh
c)
Detroit
d)
New Orleans
2.
Which city developed because it specialized in the steel industry?
a)
New York
b)
Chicago
c)
Pittsburgh
d)
Detroit
3.
American Indians were forced to relocate from their traditional homelands to –
a)
Ghettos
b)
Reservations
c)
Cities
d)
The West
4.
Taking American Indian children from their parents and sending them off to boarding schools was the U.S. governments’ attempt to –
a)
give them a free college education.
b)
give them more opportunities to learn about their native language and lifestyle.
c)
assimilate them by changing their language and lifestyles.
d)
keep them from having to experience a life of hardship on reservations.
5.
General George Custer and all of his men got killed in the –
a)
Battle of Horseshoe Bend.
b)
Civil War.
c)
Battle of Wounded Knee.
d)
Battle of Little Bighorn.
6.
Boss Tweed gained power by...
a)
using the political machine to get jobs and housing for immigrants.
b)
giving free medical care to workers injured at dangerous factory jobs.
c)
founding the Transcontinental Railroad.
d)
starting up the successful meatpacking industry.
7.
Jane Addams is known for founding...
a)
reservations for Indians.
b)
hospitals for injured workers.
c)
the Transcontinental Railroad.
d)
Settlement Houses.
8.
Which of the following was a challenge faced by cities after the Civil War?
a)
Immigration continued to decrease in cities.
b)
The pace of urbanization slowed down.
c)
Movement to rural areas increased over time.
d)
Overcrowded tenements and ghettos existed.
9.
Which of the following is NOT a reason for the increase in westward expansion after the Civil War?
a)
Desire for Adventure
b)
Advances in Technology
c)
Search for jobs paying low wages
d)
Former slaves desired a new beginning
10.
Which of the following are reasons for the increase in immigration after the Civil War?
a)
Hope to live in a Ghetto, Religious Freedom, Desire to Escape the Political Machine
b)
Hope for better opportunities, Religious Freedom, Escape from Oppressive Governments
c)
Escape from Oppressive Governments, Desire for Adventure, Religious Freedom
d)
Hope for better opportunities, Escape from Oppressive Governments, Desire for Adventure
11.
Which of the following immigrant groups did NOT face discrimination after the Civil War?
a)
English
b)
Polish
c)
Italians
d)
Chinese
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