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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of the following would be considered a Pull Factor that attracted Immigrants to the U.S. during the Gilded Age?
The Dawes Act
The Reservation System
Nativism
The Homestead Act of 1862
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which of the following would be a correct description of what life was like in urban areas during the Gilded Age?
majority of the people were wealthy
most people in urban areas lived in nice houses
most people lived in poverty, and cities were overcrowded & dirty
city streets were well maintained, and the unemployment rate was low
- 3. Multiple Choice
What were the apartment style houses that many immigrants lived in called?
Tenements
Condos
Shack
Hotel
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of the options below would correctly describe the working conditions during the Gilded Age? (choose all that apply)
long hours & low wages
child labor
Plenty of vacation & sick days
often unsafe working conditions
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was a direct result of immigration during the Gilded Age?
Overcrowded Rural areas
Overcrowded Cities
Decreased Nativism
Improved working conditions
- 6. Multiple Choice
Most people that immigrated from Western European countries entered the U.S. through which immigration station?
Angle Island
Ellis Island
New Mexico
St. Lawrence Seaway
- 7. Multiple Choice
What types of jobs did children often have during the Gilded Age? (click all that apply)
working on machines in factories
selling newspapers on street corners
breaking up coal in mines
chimney sweeps
- 8. Multiple Choice
How did settlement houses benefit immigrants? (select all that apply)
Influenced how they would vote in local elections
Provided them housing
Helped them maintain their cultural traditions
Helped them assimilate into American Society
- 9. Poll
What do you think was the most difficult part about immigrating into the U.S. during the Gilded Age?
The long trip by boat
Dealing with Nativism once in the U.S.
Assimilating into American Society
- 10. Open Ended
Explain how you think mass immigration during the Gilded Age contributed to each of the Urban Issues of this time period.
- 11. Multiple Choice
What were the main reasons for the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act? (choose all that apply)
Increased nativist feelings in the U.S.
Increased immigration into the U.S.
Increased economic prosperity
Low job availability in the U.S.
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