Urbanization and Immigration in America

What was one major reason for the migration of people from rural areas to urban areas during the industrialization period?

• Better educational opportunities

• Demand for labor in factories

• Availability of farmland

• Improved healthcare facilities

Identify one group of immigrants who arrived at Ellis Island during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

• Chinese immigrants

• Irish immigrants

• Mexican immigrants

• Canadian immigrants

What was a common experience for immigrants arriving at Ellis Island?

• Immediate employment

• Health inspections

• Guaranteed citizenship

• Free housing

Explain why New York City became the nation’s largest city during the industrialization period.

• It had the most advanced transportation system.

• It was a major port of entry for immigrants.

• It had the largest number of universities.

• It was the political capital of the United States.

Which of the following was a problem that arose due to rapid urbanization in America?

• Decrease in factory jobs

• Overcrowding in cities

• Decline in immigration

• Increase in rural population

Describe one way in which technological developments increased industrialization.

• They reduced the need for natural resources.

• They increased the speed of production.

• They eliminated the need for human labor.

• They decreased the cost of transportation.

How did the demand for labor in urban areas influenced immigration patterns to the United States?

• It led to a decrease in European immigration.

• It caused a shift from skilled to unskilled labor.

• It attracted immigrants from diverse regions.

• It resulted in a decline in urban population.

Which trend of the late 1800s correctly replaces the question make in this cause-and-effect diagram?

• The number of immigrants from Europe declined

• The government passed laissez-faire laws

• People moved from rural to urban areas

• Settlement houses lost federal funding

The movement of populations from farms to cities.

• Urbanization

• Industrialization

• Indoctrination

• Assimilation

Which is an example of the growing conflict between different cultural groups in America during the mid to late 1800s?

• The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

• Increased tariffs on British imports

• The passage of the 18th Amendment

• The passage of the 19th Amendment