Immigration / Urbanization

What is the rapid growth of cities called?

• Moving
• colonization
• inflation
• urbanization

Which was NOT a reason for immigration to the U.S. in the 1880s (i.e. Gilded Age)?

• Lots of jobs
• Escaping persecution
• Good working conditions
• Escaping poverty

What was Ellis Island?

• An amusement park

• A vacation spot

• An immigration center in New York

• The first capital of the United States

Where was Angel Island located?

• on the East Coast in New York City

• on the West Coast in San Francisco

• in the Southeast in Atlanta

• In the Midwest in Chicago

Where did Chinese immigrants enter the United States?

• Ellis Island on the West coast

• Ellis Island on the East coast

• Angel Island on the West coast

• Angel Island on the East coast

____________________ were interested in solving the problems immigrants faced when coming to the United States.

• Muckrakers

• Stalwarts

• Reformers

• Progressives

Which group opposed immigration during the Gilded Age?

• Ranchers

• Farmers

• Big Business Leaders

• Nativists

"New Immigrants" predominatley came from where?

• Germany

• Ireland

• Southeastern Europe

• Mexico

"Ideas such as "Americanization," "Melting Pot," and "Assimilation described which of the following?

• a way to find jobs for immigrants

• a way to exclude immigrants

• a way to integrate immigrants into society

• a way to deport immigrants

How many immigrants are estimated to have passed through Ellis Island?

• 8 million

• 12 Million

• 17 Million

• 100 Million