Which city had the largest population in the United States in 1860?
Population Growth and Urbanization in the Gilded Age

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5th Grade
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James Powell
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
New York City
Chicago
San Francisco
Boston
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How many cities in the United States had a population of over a million by 1900?
None
One
Two
Three
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which city experienced the most drastic population growth proportionally from 1860 to 1900?
New York City
Chicago
San Francisco
Boston
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the main factor behind the population growth of cities in the Gilded Age?
Industrialization
Immigration
Migration
All of the above
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the nature of work that people did during the Gilded Age?
Farm work
Factory work
Both farm and factory work
Office work
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which group of immigrants tended to be poorer and have darker complexions?
Protestant Christians from northern and western Europe
Irish and German immigrants
Southern and Eastern European immigrants
Mexican and Asian immigrants
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did immigrants and migrants move to American cities during the Gilded Age?
To escape poverty and lack of financial mobility
To find better job opportunities
To join supportive communities
All of the above
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