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WorksheetsImmigration/Urbanization Game
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 23mins
Which of the following are reasons for immigration?
Boredom
Adventure
Hope for a better life
Religious Freedom
Escape an oppressive government
"I set up the first settlement house in Chicago to assist the poor and the immigrant in cities." This quote reflects what social reformer?
Susan B. Anthony
Florence Kelly
Jane Addams
What city specialized in the meatpacking industry?
Boston
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Chicago
This tenement in this crowded immigrant neighborhood was a (an)-
Postive effect of inventions and innovations
Result of assimilation into American society
Negative effect of rapid industrialization and urbanization
Many immigrants came to America to escape-
Religious Freedom
Political Bosses
Few opportunities
An oppressive government
What specialized industry thrived in the city that is dotted in red on the map?
Steel
Haircare and Cosmetics
Textile
Automobile
This inventor was known as the "Wizard of Menlo Park."
Jane Addams
Thomas Edison
Alexander Graham Bell
Benjamin Franklin
Which of following was NOT a reason why cities developed in the United States after the Civil War
Desire for adventure
Rapid industrialization and overcrowing of cities
People moving from rural areas to urban areas
Immigration from other countries
Specialized industries that provided jobs
Job opportunities caused movement in America. People moved from-
the United States to Canada
the rural countryside to the city
cities to the country
the United States to Mexico
What transportation resource do you see in the illustration of Pittsburgh in the late 1800's?
Railroads
Rivers
Beasts of burden
Bridges and canals
Political machines convinced people to vote by offering perks such as...
Jobs
Housing
Help in times of need
All of these choices
"I plan on going to America to find a good paying job as a teacher." What reason for immigration does this quote BEST represent?
Desire for religious freedom
Desire for adventure
Escape from oppressive governments
Hope for better opportunities
True or False: Population increases and industrial development caused problems in urban areas (cities)
True
False
Pittsburgh is to steel as ___________ is to textile industry
Great Plains
New England
Chicago
St. Louis
All of these could be found at the Hull House EXCEPT-
Art gallery
Classrooms
Child Care
Courthouse
This device invented by Alexander Graham Bell changed communication forever.
Internet
Radio
Telegraph
Telephone
Poor, crowded, hazardous, unemployment, unhealthy, could best describe-
Prospecting
Tenements
Country life
a farmers life
America's first attempt to limit the numebr of immigrants entering the United States began in 1882 with the beginning of-
restrictions for immigrants support system
the Chinese Exclusion Act
the Japanese Exclusion Act
standard formula for a quota system
In this photograph it depicts a city slum populated by minority groups and poor immigrants. This is a-
Suburb
Farmhouse
Mansion
Ghetto
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?
Polish
Russia
Irish
Italian
For which specialized industry was St. Louis, Missour known for after 1865?
Haircare and Cosmetics
Railroads
Steel
Meatpacking
This sign illustrates what social problem many immigrant groups faced while in America?
Living in ghettos
Facing corrupt political bosses
Discrimination in employment
Segregation in public schools
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?
Australian
Japanese
Russian
Chinese
What city was known for a large influx of immigrants through Ellis Island?
Boston
Philadelphia
New York
Washington D.C.
Which of the following is a reason for people wanting to immigrate to the United States? (Choose 3)
In search of slave labor
in search of adventure
religious freedom
lack of opportunity in the United States
escape from oppressive governments
