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Immigration & Cities Review

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Rapid Urbanization and Industrialization led to...

a)

limited access to transportation

b)

overcrowding in urban neighborhoods

c)

decline in disease and illness

d)

a surplus (means too much) of food and land

2.

Job Opportunities caused movement in America. People generally moved from...

a)

cities to the country

b)

the United States to Canada

c)

the rural countryside to the city

d)

the United States to Mexico

3.

Which group of people generally saw the Statue of Liberty as they came into the New York harbor in the 1900s?

a)

veterans returning to America from war in Europe

b)

Americans who were tired of new people coming into their country.

c)

Americans who were struggling and needed hope

d)

Immigrant coming into America to find a better life.

4.

Chicago became a city with a specialized industry in ...

a)

textiles

b)

dye

c)

steel

d)

meat packing

5.

Where was Andrew Carnegie's steel industry located?

a)

Wyoming

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

Chicago

d)

Illinois

6.

Which immigrant group originally came over for the gold rush and then again to work on the transcontinental railroad?

a)

African Americans

b)

Norwegians

c)

Chinese

d)

Irish

7.

Which immigrant group came into California during the Gold Rush to maybe strike it rich?

a)

Russia

b)

India

c)

Mongolia

d)

China

8.

If you lived in the late 1800s, and your parent worked in this factory, which city would you MOST LIKELY live in? (think major manufacturing areas)

a)

New York City

b)

Chicago

c)

Atlanta

d)

Philadelphia

9.

Adventure, Escape from oppressive governments, Religious Freedom, and Hope for better opportunities are all examples of what??

a)

Reasons Why Colonists Immigrated to Europe

b)

Reasons for Westward Expansion

c)

Reasons for the Development of Cities

d)

Reasons for Increased Immigration to the United States

10.

What is the process in which immigrants become part of the American culture and American Indians become part of the white culture called?

a)

Acceptance

b)

Nativism

c)

Conversion

d)

Assimilation

11.

Which of these are NOT examples of push factors?

a)

religious freedom

b)

poor living conditions

c)

war or revolution

d)

major crime

12.

Crime, pollution, poor sanitation, and rough tenements are all examples of...

a)

reasons immigrants left the United States

b)

Problems the Captains of Industry caused

c)

major problems in big cities during the early 1900s

d)

effects of the invention of the model T

13.

Who was Jane Addams?

a)

a woman devoted to helping the poor through the Hull House

b)

a woman who helped immigrants by giving them jobs

c)

a woman who came to the United States from Europe

d)

someone who worked on busting trusts and monopolies