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US Immigration And Urbanization In The Late 1800's
Test Description: This test discusses immigration to the US and the growth of cities that followed during the late 1880's and early 1900's.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Many Jewish immigrants settled in New York City, while most Chinese settled in California, and Scandinavians settled in the Midwest. What is one reason for these patterns?
A
Immigrants wanted to be with others from their native country.
B
Immigrants faced restrictions on which regions were open to them.
C
Immigrants wanted to break new ground and establish new settlements
D
They used a map of the US and played Pin the Tail on the Donkey to determine where they would live.
2) The first wave of immigrants to the United States was largely from northern and central Europe. Where did most of the second wave of immigrants come from?
A
South America and eastern Europe
B
southern Europe and South Asia
C
southern and eastern Europe
D
Mars
3) Which group of immigrants experienced the quickest processing and were most likely to be accepted into the country?
A
Asians at Angel Island
B
Europeans at Angel Island
C
Asians at Ellis Island
D
Europeans at Ellis Island
4) What was the goal of many nativists with respect to immigration?
A
They wanted to have immigrants contained in selected locations.
B
They felt there should be a large entry tax for immigrants.
C
They believed that immigrants should pass citizenship requirements before entering the United States
D
They wanted immigrants barred from the United States.
5) Which of the following is NOT an example of the Americanization movement in action?
A
Immigrant families spoke their native language in their homes, places of worship, and at their jobs.
B
Business leaders set up Americanization classes for their immigrant workers.
C
Immigrant children attended public school and learned English
D
Federal and local governments established programs to educate immigrants about how to be American.
6) What happened to the population of cities in the period between the Civil War and the 1920s?
A
It remained about the same.
B
It grew because of job opportunities.
C
It declined due to zombie attacks.
D
It fluctuated, declining at first and then growing.
7) What does it mean for a city to be stratified?
A
This is when a city has its own superhero, like Gotham City has Batman.
B
More city dwellers began to live farther from their places of work.
C
Cities were separated by categories such as class, race, and ethnicity.
D
This is when a city triples in size by annexing neighboring communities.
8) What was urban planner Daniel Burnham's greatest contribution to cities?
A
It became the model for the Chicago income and property tax program.
B
He used this plan to avoid prosecution for the Chicago fire.
C
This urban planning effort was a model for the orderly growth of a city.
D
A three story chocolate fountain.
9) Where did most immigrants choose to live when they entered the United States in the late 1800s or early 1900s?
A
In cities
B
On farms
C
In a pineapple under the sea
D
In the suburbs
10) Who published How the Other Half Lives, which influenced politicians in New York and nationwide to clean up the evils of tenement life?
A
Teddy Roosevelt
B
Ida Tarbell
C
Upton Sinclair
D
Jacob Riis
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