USH 5 #2-1 Gilded Age Immigration and Urbanization

Where did most immigrants ("New Immigrants") during the Gilded Age come from?

• Northern and Western Europe

• Eastern and Northern Europe
• Southern and Eastern Europe
• Central Europe

Where did most immigrants ("Old immigrants") from the colonial era until 1880 come from?

• Northern and Western Europe

• Eastern and Northern Europe
• Southern and Eastern Europe
• Central Europe

What was the term for ethnic neighborhoods that many immigrants lived in during the Gilded Age?

• Enclaves
• Tenements
• Slums
• Neighborhoods

True or False:  Most immigrants were skilled and well educated workers.

• True
• False

Where did most immigrants enter America during the Gilded Age?

• Angel Island
• Ellis Island
• Chicago
• Washington DC

This term describes people with prejudices about immigrants based on ethnicity, religion, political and social beliefs

• Racist
• Nativist
• Prejudists
• Americanist

A nativist would tend to be _______________ immigration quotas.

• in favor of

• against

What was the name of the unsafe apartments many immigrants lived in during the Gilded Age?

• Slums
• Ghettos
• Tenements
• Shantytown

This term means the growth of cities especially during the Gilded Age

• Urbanization
• Industrialization
• Immigration
• Ruralization

Which of the following was NOT a means of travel in the city during the Gilded Age?

• Trolley Lines
• Elevated Rail Lines
• Subways
• Buses