WorksheetsImmigration & Urbanization
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
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Class
Date
1.
Based on the information in this graph, why did immigration increase rapidly between 1895 and 1905?
a)
Railroad construction created jobs for immigrants.
b)
Cheap land prices in the West attracted immigrant farmers.
c)
Industrial growth provided factory jobs for immigrants.
d)
World War I caused immigrants to flee Europe.
2.
Base your answer to the next question on the poem below and your knowledge of social studies.
… “Keep ancient lands, your storied pomp!” cries she With silent lips. “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost [tossed] to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” -Emma Lazarus, “The New Colossus”
In this poem, the phrase “homeless, tempest-tost” refers to
… “Keep ancient lands, your storied pomp!” cries she With silent lips. “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost [tossed] to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” -Emma Lazarus, “The New Colossus”
In this poem, the phrase “homeless, tempest-tost” refers to
a)
Soldiers
b)
Immigrants
c)
Survivors of a shipwreck
d)
Unemployed workers
3.
Base your answer to the next question on the poem below and your knowledge of social studies.
… “Keep ancient lands, your storied pomp!” cries she With silent lips. “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost [tossed] to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” -Emma Lazarus, “The New Colossus”
This poem is found on which national landmark?
… “Keep ancient lands, your storied pomp!” cries she With silent lips. “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost [tossed] to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” -Emma Lazarus, “The New Colossus”
This poem is found on which national landmark?
a)
Plymouth Rock
b)
Lincoln Memorial
c)
Statue of Liberty
d)
Independence Hall
4.
During the 1800s, Irish immigrants faced discrimination mainly because of their
a)
Religious beliefs
b)
Upper-class backgrounds
c)
Conservative political views
d)
Reluctance to learn the English language
5.
The movement of people from rural areas to cities is called
a)
reconstruction
b)
nativism
c)
urbanization
d)
mercantilism
6.
Which statement about nativism is most accurate?
a)
Nativists wanted to bring about an end to slavery
b)
Nativists were opposed to immigration
c)
Nativists were laborers who favored unlimited immigration
d)
Nativists encouraged immigrants to settle in California
7.
An experience shared by most “new immigrants” in the 1890s was that they
a)
A. met with some local hostility
b)
B. settled in farm areas where cheap land was available
c)
C. rapidly became part of the majority lifestyle
d)
D. enrolled in American universities to get an education
8.
The quota system, established as part of United States’ immigration policy in the 1920s, was mainly designed to
a)
Limit the number of immigrants from certain nations
b)
Increase the total number of immigrants
c)
Allow an equal number of immigrants from every country
d)
Attract skilled workers and business investors
9.
An increase in the number of factories in the mid-1800's led to
a)
An increased dependence on products made in homes
b)
An increase in urbanization
c)
A decrease in levels of water and air pollution
d)
A reduction in immigration from Europe
10.
During the early 1900s, large number of African Americans from the South found better job opportunities
a)
In northern cities
b)
In Pacific Coast lumber yards
c)
On southwestern ranches
d)
On Great Plains farms
11.
In the late 1800s, the increase in the number of tenement buildings resulted directly from the
a)
Changing role of women in the home
b)
Increased federal aid for housing
c)
Need for health care facilities
d)
Rapid growth of urban populations
12.
. In 1892, the United States government opened Ellis Island and Angel Island mostly to
a)
Defend New York City from attack
b)
Serve as the first federal prison in New York State
c)
Process immigrants arriving from overseas
d)
Check the safety of imported products
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