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Ch. 7 - Immigrants and Urbanization

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What made it possible to construct skyscrapers in the 1800s?

a)

Cheap electric power

b)

Fire safety standards

c)

Presence of security guards

d)

New methods of making steel and invention of the elevator

2.
All of the following factors contributed to the immense industrial boom of the early 1900s EXCEPT
a)
A wealth of natural resources
b)
Government support for business
c)
A growing urban population
d)
The emergence of the middle class
3.
The main goal of the Chinese Exclusion Act was to 
a)
Decrease Chinese immigration Create segregated classrooms. 
b)
Create segregated classrooms.
c)
Settle a disagreement between china and the United States.
d)
Stop Chinese America from attending school in the United States.
4.
The main goal of the Americanization movement was to
a)
Limit the number of immigration entering the country
b)
Assimilate people of various cultures into the dominant culture
c)
Improve the living conditions in America’s largest cities
d)
Encourage people to move from the country to the city
5.

Tammany Hall (The Tweed Ring) was the name of

a)

A famous settlement house

b)

A New York Custom House

c)

A New York City political machine

d)

The federal courthouse in New York City

6.
An example of patronage would be 
a)
Bribing a government official
b)
Assassinating a public official
c)
Saying one thing and doing another 
d)
Appointing a friend to a political position
7.
The Pendleton Civil Service Act required 
a)
Applicants for government jobs to pass examinations
b)
Native-born americans to treat immigrants with courtesy
c)
Government workers to renounce all party loyalties
d)
Cities to provide service such as clean water to their residents
8.
The Gentleman’s agreement limited the immigration of unskilled workers from
a)
Mexico
b)
China
c)
Japan
d)
Europe
9.
Multi-family urban housing were known as 
a)
Settlement houses
b)
Suburbs
c)
Tenements
d)
Boarding homes
10.

Which of the following is an example of a kickback?

a)

Using a cartoon to illustrate political fraud.

b)

Saying a project cost more than it did and keeping the difference for yourself.

c)

Choosing your friends for political offices.

d)

Using the threat of force to get people to vote for a particular candidate.

11.

What is the main idea of this cartoon?

a)

The Senate is working for people, not for special interests.

b)

Owners of business monopolies control the Senate.

c)

Ordinary people are not allowed in the Senate.

d)

Senators can be bribed for small amounts of money.

12.

What is the subject of this cartoon?

a)

What the Senate chamber looks like

b)

Standard Oil and the Senate

c)

Monopolists and the Senate

d)

How Senators treat voters

13.

What message is the cartoonist sending by portraying the monopolists as large in size than the senators?

a)

The monopolists have more power to influence the government

b)

The monopolists represent the majority of the population

c)

The monopolists work harder

d)

The monopolists voice the concerns of the people more effectively

14.

From which country did the most immigrants enter the United States in 1880?

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

Ireland

d)

Italy

15.

Which country’s immigration rate rose the most dramatically between 1900 and 1910?

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

Ireland

d)

Italy

16.

Which two countries sent about the same number of immigrants to the United States in 1890?

a)

China and Japan

b)

Japan and Ireland

c)

Ireland and Italy

d)

China and Italy

17.

Which of these countries sent the most immigrants to the United States in 1900?

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

Italy

d)

Ireland

18.

The main immigration processing station in San Francisco was called

a)

Ellis Island

b)

Tammany Hall

c)

Angel Island

d)

Hull House

19.

In which year did the rate of China’s immigration to the United States exceed that of Italy?

a)

1800

b)

1882

c)

1888

d)

1893

20.
New immigrants arriving in New York City gained admission at
a)
Ellis Island
b)
Tammany Hall
c)
Angel Island
d)
Hull House