Rise of American Industry and Immigration

Who greeted the immigrants when they landed on Ellis Island?

• The Statue of Liberty

• Ellis Island officials

• Family members

• Tour guides

What did immigrants have to wear once they entered Ellis Island?

• A badge with a number

• A name tag

• A uniform

• A hat

In the 19th century, the US quickly became the 'land of opportunity' for the world. Which factor contributed most to this perception?

• Abundant natural resources

• Strict immigration policies

• Lack of industrialization

• Limited economic growth

The economic system that allowed people to work to their own interests and function off of market-based prices is:

• Capitalism

• Socialism

• Feudalism

• Communism

A mix of innovation, hard work, luck, and corruption resulted in a boom of business, technology, and economic growth.

• True

• False

What new social class emerged as factories, banks, railroads, and mines expanded in the 19th century US?

• Working class

• Middle class

• Upper class

• Aristocracy

Who were the key figures in the rise of American industry mentioned in the notes?

• A) Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller

• B) Thomas Edison and Henry Ford

• C) J.P. Morgan and Cornelius Vanderbilt

• D) Steve Jobs and Bill Gates

What did the oil and steel companies enable in the United States?

• Cheap production

• Expansion of railroads, bridges, roads, and urban buildings

• Both A and B

• None of the above.

The Great Migration moved thousands of rural Americans to the _______.

• cities.

• countryside.

• suburbs.

• villages.

This migration mainly consisted of rural white farmers and African Americans from the South seeking opportunities in _______ and _______ industrial cities.

• Northern and Western.

• Southern and Eastern.

• Eastern and Central.

• Southern and Western.