Industrialization and Immigration in the 1800s

Which of the following are TRUE about conditions workers faced in the Industrial Era? Select all that apply

• children as young as 4 years old were put to work

• employers created safe and sanitary environments

• there were no minimum wage laws & pay was often too low to live on

• 12-16 hour work days were often required

• employers were usually very willing to negotiate with workers to make conditions better

Which of following are factors that led immigrants to come to the U.S. during the 1800's? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

• Job opportunities from industrialization

• Travel and site-seeing

• Escape religious persecution in their country

• Escape war & political instability in their country

• Europe had high rates of poverty

Which of the following shifts happened because of Industrialization.

• More people moved to rural areas

• Less work was done in peoples' homes

• More products were made with machines and less by hand

• There was a decrease in immigration to the United States

____________ are groups of workers that ban together to fight for better working conditions.

Why did most strikes end in violence?

• Workers attacked business owners who attempted to stop strikes

• Business owners used violence against striking workers to protect their property

• Government troops protected workers with force from business owners attacks

• Unions used violence when owners refused to negotiate

Immigrants had to go through a processing center & testing to be allowed to stay in the U.S.

• True

• False

This tenement in this crowded immigrant neighborhood was a (an)-

• Postive effect of inventions and innovations

• Result of assimilation into American society

• Negative effect of rapid industrialization and urbanization

This sign illustrates what social problem many immigrant groups faced while in America?

• Living in ghettos

• Facing corrupt political bosses

• Discrimination in employment

• Segregation in public schools

What group of immigrants from Asia came to America in the mid to late 1800's seeking job opportunites in the railroad industry and also for the desire to become wealthy during the California Gold Rush?

• Australian

• Japanese

• Russian

• Chinese

"I set up the first settlement house in Chicago to assist the poor and the immigrant in cities." This quote reflects what social reformer?

• Susan B. Anthony

• Florence Kelly

• Jane Addams