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WorksheetsAge of Migration Review
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 19mins
Which invention made it possible for people and goods to travel across the country in just one week?
Covered Wagon
Transcontinental Railroad
Cars
Taming of horses
What was the name given to Black farmers who moved to the Great Plains?
Nicodemus
Exodusters
Homesteaders
Freedmen
What was the main purpose of the Homestead Act of 1862?
settle the West through farming
sell cattle for profit
make transportation to the West easier
remove Native Americans from their land
Which of the following was one of the challenges homesteaders (farmers) faced?
expensive land
Native American aggression
harsh weather
What was the name given to a settler who claimed land on the Great Plains under the Homestead Act?
Rancher
Pioneer
Farmer
Homesteader
Why would a Homesteader on the Great Plains have cheered the invention of barbed wire?
it kept Native Americans off their farmland
it blocked cattle from trampling crops
it was cheaper than a wooden fence
they didn't- it made harvesting more difficult
An area of land set aside for Native Americans is called _____________________.
a reservation
the Black Hills
hunting grounds
Boarding School
Which of the following describes the significance of the Battle of Wounded Knee?
Native Americans won this battle.
It was the biggest battle between the US Army and Native Americans.
It was the last battle between the US Army and Native Americans.
It ended the reservation system.
The Homestead Act (1862) promoted the development of western lands by --
creating a system of dams for crop irrigation
providing free land to settlers
removing all restrictions on immigration
moving Native American Indians to reservations
How did the development of the railroad impact the bison (buffalo) population?
the amount of bison did not change
the amount of bison decreased
the amount of bison increased
bison migrated east
Which of the following is NOT a way the railroad increased agricultural trade? (Find the statement that is false.)
Farmers used the railroads to get their crops to the market
Ranchers used the railroads to get their cattle to processing centers
Factories in the east profited from cash crops brought in by the railroads
Native Americans profited from cash crops brought in by the railroads
Nativists in California in the 1880s would most likely have supported the --
creation of the settlement houses to aid new immigrants
passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act
assimilation of Native American Indians into popular culture
continuation of the contract labor system
Native Americans were forced to move from their traditional hunting grounds to ______.
reservations
ethnic neighborhoods
cities
ranches
During the late 1800s, most immigrants to the U.S. found work as --
unskilled factory and sweatshop workers
educated professionals
scientists and technicians
skilled craftsmen
Between 1880 and 1900, most immigrants coming to the U.S. settled in cities because --
factory and workshop jobs were available there
little available farmland remained in the Midwest
most immigrants came from large cities in Europe
city laws afforded special rights for immigrants
Movement of people from rural areas to cities
Urbanization
Immigration
Demographics
Americanization
Reasons for immigration are referred to as...
Push & Pull Factors
Stay & Leave Factors
Come & Go Factors
Here & There Factors
Causing someone to acquire American traits and characteristics
Urbanization
Immigration
Assimilation
Nativisation
How did population change in the late 1800s?
People moved to rural areas from cities.
Many people moved south for new opportunity.
Immigrants went west for farms.
Many people moved from rural areas to cities.
Which immigration station is located in San Francisco Bay?
Hawkins Island
Angel Island
Which immigration station is closest to New York City?
Ellis Island
Angel Island
Bedloe Island
Clinton Island
Which of the following is NOT a pull factor?
Immigration
Negatives of Urbanization in 1800s
Poor living conditions, no sanitation, no clean water, poverty, political corruption
Traffic on LA freeways
The Transcontinental Railroad
Immigration ban
Ethnic neighborhoods emerged because
immigrants moved to neighborhoods where people spoke their language, had shared culture
World War II
Workers got paid 27 cents a day
Americans declared independence from Britain
Push factors for immigrants
religious oppression, political crisis, war, & lack of economic opportunities
medical examination and intelligence test
The Stamp Act
the Emancipation Proclamation
1882 law that prohibited the immigration of Chinese laborers?
Chinese Exclusion Act
Emancipation Proclamation
Quota Act of 1921
Gentleman's Agreement
In 1895, New York City created a group of sanitation workers known as the White Wings (though they were often called White Ducks). This image shows the White Wings at work in 1896. Which issue contributed most to the need for this permanent sanitation group?
the establishment of immigration quotas Increased urban population
the passage of labor laws
decreased regulation of railroads
increased urban population
Which group of people most likely inspired the creation of this 1893 cartoon?
Union leaders
Political bosses
Philanthropists
Nativists
When you leave your homeland, you are _____________ from there.
emigrating
immigrating
isolating
urbanizing
Some immigrants ____________________ by adopting American culture.
were isolated
emigrated
assimilated
disassociated
Many immigrants lived in these run-down urban buildings.
cabins
nickelodeons
apartments
tenements
This system limited immigrants from certain countries or without certain skills.
quota
limits
tenement
vaudeville
This is a list of some government actions in Chicago and New York around the turn of the century.
What prompted the city governments to take these actions?
Industrial growth and overcrowding led to poor sanitation conditions which increased the risk of disease.
Federal regulations required cities to provide clean drinking water to all residents free of charge.
Low population in the cities prompted the governments to make improvements in order to attract immigrants.
As a philanthropic gesture, wealthy residents of the city donated money to fund the construction of sanitation projects.
