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Review of US history concepts regarding immigration and urbanization.
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Which of the following is
NOT
a reason that people preferred to live in urban areas?
People were able to enjoy a higher standard of living.
Workers' children could attend city schools.
Workers did not have to pay taxes on their incomes.
The city had entertainment such as church, social clubs, etc
2
What park is Frederick Law Olmstead known for designing?
Cherokee National Park
Centennial Park
Yellowstone National Park
Central Park
3
The idea that people born in America are superior to all others is called
complacency.
nativism.
urbanization.
ridiculousness.
4
Americanization programs were provided to immigrants by
Congress
trade unions
ghettoes
settlement houses
5
Which invention made skyscrapers practical and necessary?
mass transportation
zoning laws
elevators
urbanization
6
Boston built the nation's 1st subway system in
1904
1897
1879
1900
7
Safety elevators were created by
Elisha Otis
Thurgood Marshall
Thomas Edison
Khadejah Scott
8
Which of these factors
PULLED
immigrants to the U.S.?
lack of food
poor economic conditions
potential employment
religious persecution
9
The growing need for trained workers created a demand for
art and history museums
big city newspapers
practical subjects in school
10
At processing stations (Ellis Island), officials determined immigrant's medical condition and
religious preferences.
potential employment.
political beliefs.
legal standing.
11
This law was passed to keep Asian immigrants from coming into the U.S.
Chinese Exclusion Act
D.A.C.A.
Civil Rights Act of 1865
Law of Civil Disobedience of 1845
12
Most immigrants lived in cities because they
wanted to meet many Americans.
needed to be close to their jobs.
Don't know?!
were eager to abandon their traditions.
13
Which group of people made up most of the immigrants that came to America before 1870?
South American Jews
Scandinavian Catholics
European Protestants
Chinese Buddhists
14
The literacy rate climbed to what % as a result of public education expanding?
60
40
90
70
15
Old immigrants differed from "new" immigrants because old immigrants
were mainly Catholics or Jews from South or East Europe
had money, a skill/trade, or an education.
were often poor and unskilled.
immigrated to the U.S. alone to settle in cities.
16
A person who moves from an agricultural area to an urban area is called
an immigrant
an exoduster.
a rural-to-urban migrant.
a mover.
17
This person coined the term the "Gilded Age".
Mark Twain
Joseph Pulitzer
William Randolph Hearst
Elisa Otis
18
Which sport is considered to be America's national sport?
Football
Basketball
Baseball
Soccer
19
What made it possible for middle- and upper-class people to move to the suburbs?
Urbanization
Higher-paying jobs
Mass Transit
No traffic
20
The first reliable streetcars were powered by
coal.
electricity.
gasoline.
animals.
21
Living in tenements often meant
a fashionable downtown area.
few windows and little sanitation.
open spaces and beautiful architecture.
a chance at becoming rich and famous.
22
Immigrants transformed American society by
immigrating and becoming robber barons.
becoming active in labor unions.
joining the military.
becoming more Americanized.
23
How was success measured in the late 19th century?
How much they could buy or afford
Size of their home
Social status
The brand of their clothing
24
A term that refers to the blending of many people to create a single culture.
Melting pot
Blend-nation
Assimilation
Cohesive Culture
25
Immigrants came to America for economic opportunity and ______________.
a good education
driving with NASCAR
religious freedom
help from police
