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Immigration & Indu.
Immigration & Industrialization review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 2) As the population of the United States dramatically increased, cities grew and prospered. Before the Civil War, most of the important cities in the United States were located | on the banks of rivers or on harbors near oceans. |
| 3) The growth of American cities was also connected to population changes that occurred in the late 1800s. One of these changes was | the influx, or arrival of millions of immigrants from all around the globe. |
| 4) In addition to the influx of immigrants, millions of Americans were moving to the urban areas, or | cities |
| rural means | country |
| As America grew, it also became more and more culturally diverse, | different |
| 7) As more and more immigrants flooded the cities of America, some Americans began to worry. They were afraid that new immigrants, who were willing to work for low wages, would | take their jobs |
| in 1882 Congress passed a law which | stopped the Chinese from immigrating to the United States |
| 9) Many Americans feared that the growing number of Irish immigrants entering the Northeastern states would: | put them out of work or cause their wages to decrease. |
| 11) In 1889, Jane Addams started Hull House in one of Chicago’s ghettos. Hull House was a settlement house or community center. It did all of the following | housed a kindergarten for the children of working mothers gave classes in sewing, classes in English |
| 13) In some of America’s major cities like New York City, Philadelphia, and Chicago, organizations known as political machines also stepped forward to help immigrants. Why do think the main reason they helped immigrants? | They gained power by taking care of the needs of new immigrants |
| 14) Political machines proved to be a challenge for developing cities, however. As they grew in power and influence, corruption increased. What does corruption mean? | Dishonest conduct by those in power |
| The electric light bulb was invented by: | Thomas Alva Edison |
| Who invented the "electrical speech machine." | Alexander Graham Bell |
| During______________________, African Americans began to enjoy some new rights. | Reconstruction |
| 19) Which Amendment to the U.S. constitution made slavery illegal in the United States? | A. 13th |
| was born a slave and became one of the most famous abolitionists in the world? He also believed in the equality of all human beings. | A. Frederick Douglass |
| John D. Rockefeller dominated and controlled much of the nation’s | oil industry; |
| Cornelius Vanderbilt was an entrepreneur who made his fortune in the | shipping and railroad industries |
| Andrew Carnegie built the largest | steel industry |
| 28) The rise of industry and big business also influenced life on American farms. Mechanical inventions such as the reaper | a) Reduced the number of farm laborers needed to produce and harvest crops. |
| 29) This period in American history, known as the Progressive Movement | marked a shift from an agricultural society to an urban society. |
| 30) As Americans became more and more concerned about their working conditions, some began to join together against the unfair practices of the powerful industries and big businesses. Together they formed | Organized labor unions |
| 31) The reforms of the Progressive Movement did not stop in the work place. Many reformers were opposed to the making and consuming of alcohol in the United States. Members of this group called the | Temperance Movement |
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