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4/10 Group A

Total questions: 6

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1-5.
1.

What was one of the main reasons Irish immigrants left Ireland?

a)

Potato famine

b)

Religious persecution

c)

Political unrest

d)

Economic prosperity

2.

What was a significant consequence of rapid urbanization in American cities?

a)

Overcrowding

b)

Improved public transportation

c)

Decreased pollution

d)

Increased rural population

3.

What did increased immigration lead to among native-born citizens?

a)

Nativism

b)

Cultural exchange

c)

Economic growth

d)

Political stability

4.

What role did Irish immigrants primarily play in American factories?

a)

Cheap labor force

b)

Management positions

c)

Technical experts

d)

Union leaders

5.

What were native-born citizens blaming immigrants for during the period of increased immigration?

a)

Slums and crime

b)

Technological advancements

c)

Cultural diversity

d)

Improved education systems

6.

Match the following

a)

People moving from rural areas to cities for work

1.

Urbanization

b)

Americans blamed immigrants for taking away jobs

2.

Natitivism

c)

Moving to a new country

3.

Immigration

d)

Places where immigrants worked in the North

4.

Factories

7.

What impact did immigrants have on industrialization?

a)

Immigrants supplied labor, fostered urban growth, and enhanced innovation.

b)
Immigrants hindered industrialization by causing labor shortages.
c)
Immigrants had no effect on urban growth or innovation.
d)
Immigrants primarily focused on agriculture rather than industry.
8.

Analyze the impact of European immigration on American labor markets in the late 1800s.

a)

Decreased competition for jobs

b)

Increased availability of cheap labor

c)

Reduced industrial output

d)

Increased wages for all workers

9.

The major factor in drawing country people off the farms and into the big cities was

a)

the development of the skyscraper.

b)

the availability of industrial jobs.

c)

the compact nature of those large communities.

d)

the advent of new housing structures known as dumbbell tenements.

10.

What were the effects of urbanization in the mid-1800s?

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