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Immigration & Urbanization (early 1900s)

Directions: Follow along with the PowerPoint to answer the following questions.
You will need to not only read the slides, but also listen to additional information.
1. What is urbanization? (1 pt.)
2. Why did most immigrants settle in cities? (1 pt.)
3. Why did people previously living in the country move to cities? (2 pts.)
4. Why was the African American population moving North? How did that affect
cities? (4 pts.)
5. Due to rapid city growth several problems occurred. Describe why each of
the following was a problem: (5 pts.)
Housing:

Sanitation:

Transportation:

Water:

Crime:

Fire:

6. Which picture of urbanization had the greatest impact on you (describe it)?
Explain why. (4 pts.)
7. Describe factory life during this time period. (2 pts.)
Questions #8 11 will be answered using the Child Labor Laws video
8. How did child labor begin? (2 pts.)
9. How many children worked in the workforce in 1910? (1 pt.)

10.Describe how children were treated when they worked in the workforce? (3
pts.)
11.How did child labor end? (2 pts.)
Questions #12 13 will be answered using the Muckrakers video
12.What is a muckraker? (1 pt.)
13.What caused many corporations, like meatpacking plants, to change their
procedures and settle out of lawsuits? (2 pts.)
Refer back to the power point for questions #14 15
14.Which picture of working in a factory had the greatest impact on you
(describe it)? Explain why. (4 pts.)
15.Reflect: Think about some of the urban cities today (ex: New York City,
Chicago, Seattle, Minneapolis, etc.), how are they similar and different to
urban life in the early 1900s. (6 pts.)