Immigration/Urbanization

U.S. cities grew quickly during the early 1800s because:

• nativists called for more Americans to move to cities

• recent immigrants often had to live in cities

• poor transportation made it difficult to leave cities

• education became freely available in cities

U.S. cities grew quickly during the early 1800s because:

• agriculture became more important to the economies of cities

• trade with other countries brought people and business to cities

• governments paid for impressive schools and housing in cities

• nativists called for more Protestants to move to cities

U.S. cities grew quickly during the early 1800s because:

• declining immigration created more space in cities

• poor transportation made it hard to leave cities

• Catholics and Protestants agreed to share cities

• Industrialization created new jobs in cities

Match the term to its definition:

• Nativism

• The process of adopting and fitting in with the existing local culture.

• Immigration

• Hostility towards foreigners in the name of preserving the existing local culture.

• Push Factor

• The action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country.

• Pull Factor

• Reasons causing someone to come to a country.

• Assimilation

• Reasons causing someone to leave a country.

Which of the following were factors causing a surge of migration to the United States during the Gilded Age? (select all that apply)

• Availability of jobs in the US

• Economic opportunity in Europe

• Improved transportation accessibility

• Demand for an educated workforce

• Overpopulation and conflict in Europe

Which of the following best explains the reasoning for the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?

• Diplomatic relations between the US and China had broken down into hostility.

• Chinese immigrants were persecuted for fear that they were unfair competition for low-paying jobs.

• The federal government considered Chinese culture to be too foreign to the existing local culture.

• Chinese immigrants were not contributing significantly to the US industrial economy.

Match the following:

• Pendleton Civil Service Act

• An immigration inspection station in New York where new arrivals were quickly processed after ensuring they would not bring disease or be a public charge.

• Ellis Island

• An immigration inspection station in California where new arrivals were processed slowly and frequently denied entry to enforce ethnic exclusion policies.

• Chinese Exclusion Act

• A law passed to enforce the restriction of a certain ethnic group from immigrating to the United States due to fear of unfair competition for low-paying jobs.

• Angel Island

• A law passed to end the 'spoils system' and ensure that all appointments to jobs in government were made based on merit, not favoritism.

Which of the following conclusions is best supported by the data?

• During the late-19th century, immigration to the US increased at a declining rate.

• During the late-19th century, most immigrants to the United States settled in cities.

• During the late-19th century, the immigrant population in the US more than doubled.

• During the late-19th century, immigration to the US dramatically declined.

Which was not an invention that urban areas benefitted from in the late 1800s?

• Electricity
• Telephone
• Automobile
• Mass Transit

The growth of cities is:

• Immigration
• Urbanization
• Depersonalization
• Materialization