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Unit 2 Test Review - Industrialization & Immigration

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What coast is Angel Island located on?

a)

Alaska

b)

San Francisco

c)

New York

d)

Mississippi

2.

What coast is Ellis island located on?

a)

Alaska

b)

San Francisco

c)

New York

d)

Mississippi

3.

What were the immigration islands like for immigrants going through them?

a)

Immigrants stood in long lines where they were often checked for illness, asked what they had for breakfast and were allowed to shower and sleep in nice beds.

b)

Immigrants stood in long lines where they were often checked for illness, asked many questions about where they were coming from and separated from family members while going through the entire process.

c)

Immigrants stood in short lines where they were often checked for illness.

d)

Immigrants stood in short lines where they were often checked for illness, asked many questions about where they were coming from and separated from family members while going through the entire process.

4.

What is the Chinese Exclusion Act?

a)

An act that excluded the Chinese from being apart of California

b)

An act that excluded the Chinese from moving West

c)

An act that excluded the Chinese from leaving the United States

d)

An act that excluded the Chinese and asked them to leave the US after building the railroad.

5.

What are Quotas Limits?

a)

A certain amount of people allowed into the U.S. from certain countries.

b)

A certain amount of Items that workers had to meet

c)

A certain age you have to reach to be able to work.

6.

Americans accused immigrants of...

a)

Being rich

b)

Nothing

c)

Not working

d)

Stealing jobs

7.

Countries immigrants came from

a)

China

b)

Germany

c)

Scotland

d)

Iraq

e)

England

8.

What did cities look like during the Gilded Age?

a)

Thriving, Busy centers with a lot of people working and contributing to the cities success.

b)

Small, little population, not many jobs

9.

Did the US have Quota Limits for immigrants?

a)

Yes

b)

No

10.

What are characteristics seen for new immigrants? (select 2)

a)

Young

b)

Old

c)

Unskilled worker

d)

Skilled worker

11.

When passing through Ellis Island what did immigrants have to do?

a)

Pass health examination

b)

Pass questions from inspector

c)

Pass physical education

d)

Pass mental health examination

12.

How much money is an immigrant required to have to enter the US.

a)

$25

b)

$20

c)

$30

d)

$50

13.

What is a slum?

a)

A place where restaurants are

b)

Place where immigrants live

c)

Place where woodworking is done

d)

Place where Chinese live

14.

An enclave is...

a)

a place to live

b)

A place to eat

c)

Where people of similar ethnic groups stay in the same part of a city

15.

What are some engineering innovations of the Gilded Age

a)

Expansive Bridges

b)

Printer

c)

Trolley Lines

d)

Skyscrapers

e)

Elevated Railways

16.

What was the most common cause of death for immigrants?

a)

Tuberculosis

b)

Influenza

c)

War Wounds

d)

Cancer

17.
Why was steel so important? What was it used for?
a)
Used to make artillery and weapons
b)
Cheap to import from China
c)
It came from Minnesota
d)
Strong. Used for bridges, railways, nails, & skyscrapers 
18.
Define a monopoly.
a)
A card game
b)
businesses that are owned by investors
c)
A company controls all or most of businesses in an industry.
d)
Poor families
19.
How did the invention shown in this patent illustration affect industry?
a)
Machines needed to be repaired less frequently
b)
Products could be manufactured on an assembly line.
c)
Businesses needed to hire skilled workers.
d)
Factories could extend working hours.
20.
Which of the following occurred between 1865 and 1900 as a result of the rapid industrialization of the US?
a)
Social and economic class divisions began to disappear.
b)
Concerns about air pollution led to stricter environmental regulations.
c)
Union membership increased as workers sought better pay and conditions.
d)
Factory owners introduced wage-equality policies for women in the workplace.
21.
Why did increasing feelings of nativism accompany the growth of urbanization and industrialization in nineteenth century America?
a)
Immigrants were crowding U.S. cities in search of jobs.
b)
American Indians were moving to rural areas in for farm lands.
c)
Pioneers were traveling to U.S. territories in pursuit of cheap land.
d)
African Americans were moving to northern states for factory work.
22.
Which of the following was responsible for the increased production of steel from iron?
a)
Lowell system
b)
Bessemer process
c)
steam engine
d)
Steel Gin
23.
Immigration push factors are…
a)
reasons people come to a new place
b)
reasons people leave their homelands
c)
reasons people begin working
d)
reasons people stop working
24.
 Immigration  pull factors are…
a)
reasons people come to a new place
b)
reasons people leave their homelands
c)
reasons people begin working
d)
reasons people stop working
25.
What was the first Immigration Law in the United States?
a)
Italian Exclusion Act of 1882
b)
Irish Exclusion Act of 1882
c)
Japanese Exclusion Act of 1882
d)
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
26.
Where did most immigrants live? 
a)
Most lived in farming communities
b)
Most lived in the suburbs
c)
Most lived in big cities
d)
Most lived around lakes
27.
Why was America called the Melting Pot ?
a)
It represents all the different foods in America
b)
It represents the gov. requiring everyone to become the same
c)
It represents all  people coexisting & living as 1 nation.
d)
It represents everyone getting jobs at restaurants 
28.
The belief that American citizens are superior to immigrants.
a)
Pluralism
b)
Nativism
c)
Pluralism
d)
Racism
29.
Which group of immigrants worked on the transcontinental railroad?
a)
Japanese
b)
German
c)
Chinese
d)
Irish
30.
Rockefeller's monopoly
a)
Standard Oil
b)
Chase Bank
c)
U.S. Steel
d)
Exxon Mobil
31.
Labor Union that allowed skilled and unskilled workers. 
a)
Garden City Teacher Association
b)
American Federation of Labor
c)
Knights of Labor
d)
Ladies Garment Workers Union
32.
A group of corporations that unite in order to reduce competition and control prices in a business or an industry.
a)
Monopoly
b)
Corporation
c)
Company
d)
Holding Company
33.
An organization formed by workers to strive for better wages and working conditions
a)
Strikes
b)
Company
c)
Union
d)
Corporation
34.
A group that controls the activities of a political party is called...?
a)
Oppressive
b)
A Political Machine
c)
A Captain of Industry
d)
Thor
35.
Between 1860 and 1910, the U.S. population tripled due to:
a)
The Baby Boom
b)
Immigration
c)
The Homestead Act
d)
Better Healthcare
36.
Poor, crowded, and unhealthy describe:
a)
Prospecting
b)
Tenements
c)
Country life
d)
A farmer's life
37.
Who became the leader of the steel industry in the U.S.?
a)
Andrew Carnegie
b)
John D. Rockefeller
c)
J.P. Morgan
d)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
38.
What term best describes U.S. immigration policy during the 1800's?
a)
Tightly regulated
b)
Unrestricted
c)
Religiously motivated
d)
Discriminatory
39.
Which of the following was a major effect of the Industrial Revolution?
a)
Poverty was eliminated.
b)
Societies moved from agriculture to industry.
c)
The number of wars between countries decreased.
d)
Unemployment increased.