WorksheetsImmigration and Urbanization in the US
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Otis
Invented the elevator
Developed the steam engine
Created the telephone
Designed the light bulb
Culture
Customs, food, traditions, and art that makes a country unique
A type of music that is popular worldwide
A scientific study of human behavior
A form of government that promotes equality
Emigrate
To leave
To arrive
To stay
To visit
Suburbs
Residential area outside cities, made up of middle class, doctors, lawyers, managers
Urban area with high population density and commercial activities
Rural area primarily used for agriculture and farming
Industrial zone with factories and warehouses
Hull House
Settlement house founded by Jane Addams
A famous museum in Chicago
A historical landmark in New York
A type of architectural style
Immigration Act of 1917
Required immigrants to be able to read and write in order to come into the US
Allowed unrestricted immigration from all countries
Mandated a quota system for immigrants
Prohibited immigration from certain countries
Nativist Movement
A movement supporting immigration to America
Native born Americans who opposed immigrants coming to America
A political party advocating for immigrant rights
A cultural movement celebrating diversity in America
Angel Island
San Francisco Bay, Immigration Center for Asian immigrants in California
New York Harbor, Immigration Center for European immigrants
Los Angeles, Major Film Industry Hub
Seattle, Major Port City in the Pacific Northwest
Immigrate
To leave one's country
To come in
To travel abroad
To settle temporarily
Statue of Liberty
Symbol of open immigration, gift from France that greeted immigrants in New York Harbor
A famous landmark in Paris, France
A statue representing freedom in London, England
A monument dedicated to American soldiers in Washington, D.C.
Urbanization
Growth of cities
Decline of rural areas
Increase in agricultural production
Expansion of forests
Settlement Houses
Provided medical care, libraries, English, music, nurseries to poor
Offered financial assistance to wealthy families
Served as community centers for business networking
Functioned as schools for higher education
Steerage
Cramped quarters below the deck of the ship
Luxurious accommodations for first-class passengers
Common area for crew members
Storage area for cargo
Reason nativists opposed immigrants
Afraid immigrants would take their jobs
Believed immigrants would improve the economy
Thought immigrants would enhance cultural diversity
Expected immigrants to assimilate quickly
Reasons cities grew
Many people who needed work, including immigrants, farmers, and African Americans, came to cities for factory jobs.
Cities grew due to the availability of more land for agriculture.
Cities expanded because of the decline in rural populations.
Urban areas became popular due to the rise of technology and the internet.
Problems in the cities
Overcrowded tenements, sanitation and health problems, poverty led to increased crime
Increased job opportunities and economic growth
Improved public transportation and infrastructure
Lower crime rates and better living conditions
Gilded Age
A period of economic prosperity with no social issues
Extravagant wealth with poverty underneath
A time of great technological advancement
A phase of political stability and peace
Push Factors
Reasons people emigrated or left their homeland
Factors that attract people to a new country
Economic incentives for staying in one's homeland
Cultural ties that keep people in their country
Jacob Riis
Wrote 'How the Other Half Lives', showed terrible conditions of tenements, photo journalist
Was a famous painter of the Renaissance
Invented the light bulb
Led the civil rights movement in the 1960s
Examples of Push Factors
Poverty
Job satisfaction
High wages
Stable government
