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History, Social Studies
11th
grade
Gilded Age Urbanization/Immigration
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- 1. Multiple Choice
The rapid growth of major cities in the United States is called what?
Rural
Urbanization
Industrialization
Homestead
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not a reason why African Americans were moving to major cities in the North?
To escape racial discrimination in the south
To find better job opportunities in major cities
Finally having the freedom to move and live where they wanted
To work for very little money in factories in the North.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Overcrowding caused families to live in small single room apartments called what?
Condos
Lofts
Tenements
Flats
- 4. Multiple Choice
What was the name of the group that tried to prevent all immigrants from migrating to the United States?
The Anti-Federalists
The Whigs
The Nativists
The Federalists
- 5. Multiple Choice
What group of people were banned from the United States for 17 years?
The Polish
The Dutch
The Irish
The Chinese
- 6. Multiple Choice
What does "Gilded" mean when we talk about the Gilded Age?
Nice on the outside, ugly on the inside
Ugly on the outside, nice on the inside
- 7. Multiple Choice
The title given to people like Carnegie who invested their money to start businesses, such as his steel monopoly.
Entrepreneurs
Nativists
Philanthropists
Populists
- 8. Multiple Choice
Americans who grew angry and resentful at the increased Immigrant migration into the country, especially those from Southern and Eastern Europe
Nativists
Populists
Philanthropists
Social Workers
- 9. Multiple Choice
Though jobs were plentiful, they didn't pay well. This caused what change in women and children's lives in the nineteenth century?
Women and children had to become wage earners
Women and children became business owners
Women and children became more educated
Women and children became leaders of organized labor
- 10. Multiple Choice
What group was motivated the most by "The American Dream" during the Gilded Age?
Immigrants
The Poor
Indians (Native Americans)
Former Slaves
- 11. Multiple Choice
Overcrowding and pollution were caused primarily by what?
Urbanization
Industrialization
Nativism
Assimilation
- 12. Multiple Choice
Roads, skyscrapers, prisons, sewers, schools, railroads, etc, are all examples of what?
Infrastructure
Rural Expansion
Assimilation
Nativism
- 13. Multiple Choice
The Gilded Age saw the greatest shift in population from which area to which area?
Rural areas to Urban areas
Urban areas to Rural areas
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe photo demonstrates one of the problems withovercrowding urban tenements.labor union activism in urban areas.the overproduction of consumer goods.the growth of political machines.
- 15. Multiple Choice
During the Gilded Age there was an increase in ____________________ and ___________________ as people moved to U.S. cities looking for economic opportunities.
Work and Infrastructure
Corruption and Laissez-Faire
Urbanization and Immigration
Monopolies and Political Bosses
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