WorksheetsModule 5 Practice Quiz (US2)
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
How did immigration patterns change in the United States during the late 1800s?
More immigrants came from Asia, Mexico, and southern Europe.
More immigrants came from Africa.
More immigrants came from northern Europe.
Fewer immigrants came from Mexico
How did the population distribution of the United States change in the late 1800s and early 1900s?
More people moved to big cities.
More people left the West Coast.
Fewer people settled in the suburbs.
Fewer people emigrated from Latin America.
Some people in the United States were worried that immigrants would take their jobs because they were willing to work for low _________. Because of this, _________ were opposed to the increase in immigration in the late 1800s.
wages/nativists
hours/women
skills/workers
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, __________ were built in big cities so more people could live and work in city centers. Also, the development of __________ helped people move from place to place throughout the cities and suburbs. The production of __________ made both possible.
elevators/skyscrapers/plastic
mass transit/elevators/iron
skyscrapers/mass transit/steel
elevators/skyscrapers/steel
What was the main source of the problems that big cities faced in immigrant neighborhoods in the late 1800s and early 1900s?
There were few jobs available in factories.
There were too many people living in a small area.
There were too many laws that restricted landlords.
There were few regulations on the education system.
Which of the following is true of Jacob Riis? Select all that apply:
published photographs in a book
provided day care for immigrants
took photographs of immigrant neighborhoods
sponsored an exhibit showing conditions in tenements
started Hull House
Which of the following is true of Lawrence Veiller? Select all that apply:
worked with a charity organization (COS)
provided day care for immigrants
tried to change laws in New York
sponsored an exhibit showing conditions in tenements
started Hull House
Which of the following is true of Jane Addams? Select all that apply:
worked with a charity organization (COS)
provided day care for immigrants
taught English to immigrants
sponsored an exhibit showing conditions in tenements
started Hull House
Hull House helped teach immigrants basic skills.
True
False
Private organizations did little to help the urban poor in the early 1900s.
True
False
Florence Kelley primarily wrote about immigrant assimilation
True
False
Lawrence Veiller helped change laws to protect immigrants.
True
False
