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Immigration/Urbanization Game

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following are reasons for immigration?

a)

Boredom

b)

Adventure

c)

Hope for a better life

d)

Religious Freedom

e)

Escape an oppressive government

2.

"I set up the first settlement house in Chicago to assist the poor and the immigrant in cities." This quote reflects what social reformer?

a)

Susan B. Anthony

b)

Florence Kelly

c)

Jane Addams

3.

What city specialized in the meatpacking industry?

a)

Boston

b)

Philadelphia

c)

St. Louis

d)

Chicago

4.

This tenement in this crowded immigrant neighborhood was a (an)-

a)

Postive effect of inventions and innovations

b)

Result of assimilation into American society

c)

Negative effect of rapid industrialization and urbanization

5.

Many immigrants came to America to escape-

a)

Religious Freedom

b)

Political Bosses

c)

Few opportunities

d)

An oppressive government

6.

What specialized industry thrived in the city that is dotted in red on the map?

a)

Steel

b)

Haircare and Cosmetics

c)

Textile

d)

Automobile

7.

This inventor was known as the "Wizard of Menlo Park."

a)

Jane Addams

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Alexander Graham Bell

d)

Benjamin Franklin

8.

Which of following was NOT a reason why cities developed in the United States after the Civil War

a)

Desire for adventure

b)

Rapid industrialization and overcrowing of cities

c)

People moving from rural areas to urban areas

d)

Immigration from other countries

e)

Specialized industries that provided jobs

9.

Job opportunities caused movement in America. People moved from-

a)

the United States to Canada

b)

the rural countryside to the city

c)

cities to the country

d)

the United States to Mexico

10.

What transportation resource do you see in the illustration of Pittsburgh in the late 1800's?

a)

Railroads

b)

Rivers

c)

Beasts of burden

d)

Bridges and canals

11.

Political machines convinced people to vote by offering perks such as...

a)

Jobs

b)

Housing

c)

Help in times of need

d)

All of these choices

12.

"I plan on going to America to find a good paying job as a teacher." What reason for immigration does this quote BEST represent?

a)

Desire for religious freedom

b)

Desire for adventure

c)

Escape from oppressive governments

d)

Hope for better opportunities

13.

True or False: Population increases and industrial development caused problems in urban areas (cities)

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Pittsburgh is to steel as ___________ is to textile industry

a)

Great Plains

b)

New England

c)

Chicago

d)

St. Louis

15.

All of these could be found at the Hull House EXCEPT-

a)

Art gallery

b)

Classrooms

c)

Child Care

d)

Courthouse

16.

This device invented by Alexander Graham Bell changed communication forever.

a)

Internet

b)

Radio

c)

Telegraph

d)

Telephone

17.

Poor, crowded, hazardous, unemployment, unhealthy, could best describe-

a)

Prospecting

b)

Tenements

c)

Country life

d)

a farmers life

18.

America's first attempt to limit the numebr of immigrants entering the United States began in 1882 with the beginning of-

a)

restrictions for immigrants support system

b)

the Chinese Exclusion Act

c)

the Japanese Exclusion Act

d)

standard formula for a quota system

19.

In this photograph it depicts a city slum populated by minority groups and poor immigrants. This is a-

a)

Suburb

b)

Farmhouse

c)

Mansion

d)

Ghetto

20.

Which group of immigrants groups came from Europe to America in late 1800's because of the Potato Crop Famine? They also faced discrimination in employment because they were Catholic and stereotyped as violent and drinking too much?

a)

Polish

b)

Russia

c)

Irish

d)

Italian

21.

For which specialized industry was St. Louis, Missour known for after 1865?

a)

Haircare and Cosmetics

b)

Railroads

c)

Steel

d)

Meatpacking

22.

This sign illustrates what social problem many immigrant groups faced while in America?

a)

Living in ghettos

b)

Facing corrupt political bosses

c)

Discrimination in employment

d)

Segregation in public schools

23.

What group of immigrants from Asia came to America in the mid to late 1800's seeking job opportunites in the railroad industry and also for the desire to become wealthy during the California Gold Rush?

a)

Australian

b)

Japanese

c)

Russian

d)

Chinese

24.

What city was known for a large influx of immigrants through Ellis Island?

a)

Boston

b)

Philadelphia

c)

New York

d)

Washington D.C.

25.

Which of the following is a reason for people wanting to immigrate to the United States? (Choose 3)

a)

In search of slave labor

b)

in search of adventure

c)

religious freedom

d)

lack of opportunity in the United States

e)

escape from oppressive governments