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Immigration and Urbanization

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How did immigrants decide to settle where they did?
a)
They settled in warmer climates
b)
They settled near water
c)
They settled by people of similar ethnic backgrounds
d)
They settled where immigrant officials sent them
2.
Where did European immigrants enter when they came to America?
a)
Ellis Island
b)
Rhode Island
c)
Alcatraz
d)
Angel Island
3.
Where did Asian immigrants arrive when they came to America?
a)
Angel Island
b)
Rhode Island
c)
Ellis Island
d)
Fools Island
4.
Why were so few Chinese immigrants allowed to come to the United States?
a)
Very few tried to come
b)
The voyage was too far and expensive
c)
There were no jobs available
d)
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
5.
Chinese immigrants were mainly employed by companies in which industry?
a)
auto building
b)
skyscraper building
c)
postage delivery
d)
railroad building
6.
Immigrants had to pass a ___ inspection
a)
literature
b)
social studies
c)
health
d)
naturalization
7.
All of the following are ways that immigrant groups dealt with discrimination except
a)
maintaining a strong support group
b)
Living in communities with immigrants of the same ethnicity
c)
Their children adapted to the new environment
d)
taking jobs of native born citizens
8.
What is the term for the mixture of people of different cultures and races together into Americans?
a)
Mixing Bowl
b)
Angel Food Cake
c)
Fish Tank
d)
Melting Pot
9.
During the period from 1880 to 1910, why did the majority of immigrants to the United States settle in urban areas in the North?
a)
The Populists were successful in preventing immigrants from buying farmland.
b)
Rapid industrialization had created many job opportunities.
c)
Labor unions gave financial help to immigrants willing to work in the factories.
d)
Most immigrants had lived in cities in their native countries.
10.
Which idea led to a rise in anti-immigrant groups and a demand for immigration restrictions?
a)
Melting Pot
b)
Birds of Passage
c)
Nativism
d)
All of the above
11.
What is a tenement?
a)
A new form of transportation
b)
Poorly built, overcrowded apartment buildings
c)
The end of immigration
d)
A revolutionary war in Africa
12.
What was the Chinese Exclusion Act?
a)
Letting Chinese in America with open arms
b)
Banning Chinese people from immigrating to the United States for 10 years
c)
The Europeans taking over China
d)
Italians Immigrating to China
13.
 Which factor contributed to the shifting of population from rural to urban areas from 1870-1900?
a)
Not enough families took advantage of the Homestead Act
b)
Great Plains Indians left their reservations to buy new farmland
c)
Houses in cities were less expensive than those in the counttryside
d)
 Better jobs in industry attracted farmers and laborers to cities
14.
Which best describes the living conditions of most immigrants during the Industrial Revolution? 
a)
Most immigrants lived in rural areas with few other people around
b)
Most immigrants lived in cities in extremely crowded buildings
c)
Most immigrants lived in single-family homes
d)
Most immigrants lived in homeless shelters year-round
15.
Which best describes the working conditions of most immigrants during the Industrial Revolution? 
a)
Most immigrants worked long hours in low-paying industrial jobs
b)
Most immigrants worked as farmers in rural areas
c)
Most immigrants worked as bookkeepers or other professional jobs
d)
Most immigrants worked as tailors or other skilled jobs
16.
The transfer from the handy-craft system to machine technology and factories is called:
a)
Urbanization
b)
Revolution
c)
Industrialization
d)
Civilization
17.
How did the Industrial Revolution affect the cities?
a)
Made the crime rate decrease
b)
Led to an increase in farm workers
c)
Make the cities cleaner and safer
d)
Led to an increase in population in the cities
18.

What was the most famous settlement house?

a)

Armstrong House

b)

Hull House

c)

York House

d)

Roosevelt House

19.

A person who enters a new country with the intent of settling there permanently is an ____________.

a)

immigrant

b)

emigrant

20.

Who founded the most famous settlement house in Chicago?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Clara Barton

c)

Jane Addams

d)

Eleanor Roosevelt

21.

What percentage of immigrants made it through Ellis Island without any problems?

a)

58%

b)

78%

c)

88%

d)

98%

22.

The growth of cities is called ________.

a)

Suburbanization

b)

Industrialization

c)

Urbanization

23.

Tenements in NYC were often ___________________.

a)

overcrowded and dirty

b)

spacious but dirty

c)

overcrowded but clean

d)

spacious and clean

24.

Who was most famous for trying to expose the horrors of living in tenements?

a)

Boss Tweed

b)

Jacob Riis

c)

Andrew Johnson

d)

Lewis Hine

25.
Wrote "How the other half lives" exposing conditions in the slums
a)
Susan B. Anthony
b)
Boss Tweed
c)
Jacob Riis
d)
Jane Addams
26.
Where did Jane Addams center most of her work?
a)
Boston
b)
New York City
c)
Philadelphia
d)
Chicago
27.
Why did Jane Addams establish her project where she did?
a)
It was a huge house with tons of resources.
b)
It was surrounded by the poor she wanted to help.
c)
The federal government offered full payment.
d)
It was the worst city in all of the United States.
28.
Who benefited the most from Jane Addams?
a)
Battered women.
b)
Poor Immigrants.
c)
Business Owners.
d)
Homeless toddlers.
29.
What was Jane Addams awarded for her lifelong work?
a)
$100,000 grant.
b)
Nobel Peace Prize
c)
A museum dedicated in her honor.
d)
A homeless shelter named after her.
30.

Mass Culture

a)

Owner of New York World Newspaper; a competitor of William Randolph Hearst

b)

a common culture experienced by large numbers of people

c)

places that sold everything from clothing to furniture, to hardware

31.

Joseph Pulitzer

a)

a common culture experienced by large numbers of people

b)

Owner of New York World Newspaper;

c)

Owner of the New York Morning journal;

32.

Department store

a)

Montgomery Ward and Sear Roebuck had goods that people could order through the mail if they did not live near department stores. These catalogs had pictures and descriptions of the merchandise.

b)

a mixture of song, dance, and comedy

c)

places that sold everything from clothing to furniture, to hardware

33.

Leisure

a)

a blend of African American songs and European musical forms

b)

free time

c)

a mixture of song, dance, and comedy

34.

Which of the following made skyscrapers possible?

a)

low-cost steel

b)

elevators

c)

electricity

d)

criminal tracking systems

35.

Who is NOT associated with the correct industry?

a)

Carnegie; railroads

b)

Rockefeller; oil

c)

Edison; electricity

d)

Vanderbilt; transportation

e)

Chase; investment

36.

After much debate, what was going to be the star attraction at the 1893 World's Fair?

a)

Eiffel Tower

b)

Roller Coaster

c)

Ferris Wheel

d)

Skyscraper

37.

Who was the man behind the creation of the Ferris Wheel?

a)

George Washington

b)

Derek Jeter

c)

Winston Churchill

d)

George Ferris

38.
Who invented a safety elevator?
a)
Horatio Alger
b)
Frederick Law Olmstead
c)
Joseph Pullitzer
d)
Elisha Otis
39.
What are leisure and cultural activities shared by many people called?
a)
Mass Culture
b)
Mass Transit
40.
What journalist and photographer became famous for exposing the horrible conditions in New York City tenements?
a)
Jacob Riis
b)
Mr. Hamm
c)
Jane Addams
d)
Frederick Olmsted
41.
New Immigrants were from
a)
Buladean
b)
South and West Europe
c)
South and Eastern Europe
d)
Mexico
42.
A sweatshop is a
a)
Name for workshops because of long hours and hot, unhealthy working condition
b)
An eating place
c)
A hotel
d)
A department store
43.

What are multistory buildings called? Louis Sullivan, an architect developed one.

a)

Skyscrapers

b)

Apartments

44.

_______________________ is public transportation designed to move lots of people.

a)

Suburbs

b)

Free Transit

c)

Mass Transit

45.

What are underground railroads that some cities used?

a)

Subways

b)

Bus Lines

c)

Outskirts

46.

What were suburbs?

a)

Underground railroads

b)

Multistory buildings

c)

Residential neighborhoods outside of downtown

47.

Who added a color comic to his newspaper in 1896?

a)

Charles Schultz

b)

Joseph Pulitzer

c)

Frederick Law Olmstead

48.

Frederick Law Olmstead designed ________________________ in New York City.

a)

Empire State Building

b)

Central Park

49.

Giant retail shops, or ________________________ appeared in some cities.

a)

Free Transit

b)

Mass Transit

c)

Main Stores

d)

Department Stores

50.

What was the Name of the Oil Company John made?

a)

Mobil oil

b)

Standard oil

c)

Chevron oil

51.

What was the Name of the Oil Company John made?

a)

Mobil oil

b)

Standard oil

c)

Chevron oil

52.

Investment Banker

a)

John D Rockefeller

b)

Andrew Carnegie

c)

J.P Morgan

d)

Cornelius Vanderbilt

53.

Standard Oil Company?

a)

John D Rockefellar

b)

Andrew Carnegie

c)

J.P Morgan

d)

Cornelius Vanderbilt

54.

Known as "the commodore"

a)

John D Rockefellar

b)

Andrew Carnegie

c)

J.P Morgan

d)

Cornelius Vanderbilt

55.
Where is the steel industry located?
a)
New York City
b)
Philadelphia, PA
c)
Pittsburgh, PA
d)
Boston, MA
56.
Henry Ford is credited with creating the _____________  _____________, which revolutionized the way cars were made.
a)
Assembly Line
b)
Airplane
c)
Incandescent Lamp
d)
Telephone
57.

Steelworkers, in the union, fought Carnegie Steel Co. over a decrease ↓ in wages $ - One of the first strikes.

a)

Railroad Strike of 1877

b)

Haymarket Riot

c)

Homestead Strike

d)

Pullman Strike

58.
Question Image

Match the following

a)

Andrew Carnegie

1.

Scottish industrialist who made steel

b)

JP Morgan

2.

an American financier and investment banker who dominated corporate finance on Wall Street

c)

JD Rockefeller

3.

Industrialist who owned Standard Oil

d)

Vanderbilt

4.

an American business magnate who built his wealth in railroads and shipping.

59.
The total or complete control of a service, product or industry that prevents competition
a)
Union
b)
Robber Barron
c)
Monopoly
d)
Captain of Industry
60.

What industry was Henry Ford?

a)

Automobile

b)

Aviation

c)

Shipping

d)

Railways

61.
Between the Civil War and WWI the US was transformed from an agricultural to an _____ nation.
a)
industrial
b)
civilized
c)
archaic
d)
agrarian
62.
A business owned by investors
a)
Stock
b)
Trust
c)
Monopoly
d)
Corporation
63.
Negative effects of industrialization:
* Child labor
* Low wages
* Long hours
* ?
Which best replaces the question mark?
a)
Increased production
b)
Unsafe working conditions
c)
High employment
d)
Limited profits
64.
What device did Alexander Graham Bell create that changed communication forever?
a)
Telephone
b)
Electrical systems
c)
Internet
d)
Telegraph
65.

The Wright Brothers invented the __________.

a)

light bulb

b)

airplane

c)

telephone

66.

​ (a)   were 19th-century American industrialists who amassed great wealth by creating ​ (b)   over major industries, often through ​ (c)   means

Choose from the below words
Robber barons
monopolies
unethical
67.

What was the name of the car introduced by Ford in 1908 that transformed America?

a)

Model A

b)

Model B

c)

Model C

d)

Model T

68.

What positive impact is Andrew Carnegie known for?

a)
Funding criminal activities and illegal enterprises
b)
Destroying small businesses and monopolizing industries
c)
Philanthropy and establishment of public libraries
d)
Exploiting workers and creating poor working conditions

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