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Review Quiz for
Unit 4 - Growing Cities and Immigration
Frameworks for America's Past Directions:
Take this short quiz on your own or with your class.
Click on the link at the bottom of the page to check your answers!  1. Which of these would be the BEST title for this graphic organizer? a. The Results of Mechanization b. Causes of Urbanization in the U.S. c. The Rise of Political Bosses d. Reasons for Increased Immigration 2. Where is Ellis Island, the famous entry point for immigrants coming to America in the late 1800s and early 1900s? a. New York City
b. Boston c. Philadelphia d. Washington, D.C. 3. When we talk about immigrants who passed through Ellis Island in the late 1800s and early 1900s, how many people are we talking about? a. tens of
thousands
 b. hundreds of
thousandsc. around one or two million d. over ten million 4. Most of the immigrants coming into the U.S. in the 1800s and early 1900s arrived from a. South America.
b. Central America. c. Europe. d. Asia. 5. Which of these is the best short summary of the experience of immigrant groups such as the Irish and Chinese who came to America in large numbers in the mid- and late-1800s? a. They were
welcomed by almost
everyone, and there was only rarely any bad feelings or discrimination
against them. They found very few problems starting a new life in
America.
b. Many faced a struggle to be fully accepted as new Americans. There was often discrimination against them. But in time most did succeed in making a better life for themselves and their children as Americans. 6. Many immigrants and other Americans at that time lived in tenement buildings. All of these describe tenements EXCEPT a. they were divided into many small apartments. b. they were very common in big cities. c. they were often badly overcrowded. d. they were usually one or two stories tall. 7. Settlement houses were started in many cities by a. volunteers who wanted to help immigrants improve their lives. b. church leaders to provide places for the homeless to sleep. c. bankers to provide loans to new immigrants. d. city leaders as safe places to settle neighborhood disputes.  8. The most famous
settlement house was started by Jane Addams in
Chicago and was called a. The Little House on the Prairie b. Chicago House c. Hull House d. The House of Seven Gables 9. What did big city "bosses" like Boss Tweed and political machines like Tammany Hall in New York City need most to win elections year after year? a. money from neighborhood groups b. votes from immigrants c. help from national political parties d. honest political leaders 10. Political machines and settlement houses had very different goals, but one thing they had in common was that a. they accepted bribes. b. they needed votes to survive. c. they both gave help to immigrants. d. they were run by city bosses.
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