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Which of the following details related to the topic of nineteenth-century immigration is the best example of an objective voice?

A
numerous unskilled workers
B
hardworking, desperate families
C
intelligent but uneducated children
D
adventurous, young pioneers
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Which sentence best relates an example in an objective manner?

A
Industry needed to reach a broad market for its desirable products.
B
It was amazing that farmers in the Northwest Territory could produce such large crops.
C
Two large canal systems linked Eastern manufacturers with the Northwest Territory.
D
The railways ran through the beautiful scenery of the Great Lakes and rolling farmlands.
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What was an effect of urbanization?

A
Living conditions in city centers improved.
B
The middle class grew in cities.
C
Cities became less segregated.
D
The unemployment rate increased in cities.
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The majority of immigrants and rural migrants who moved to American cities at the turn of the twentieth century became part of the

A
middle class.
B
working poor.
C
wealthy class.
D
working rich.
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Which of the following is the most engaging text with the most varied sentence structures?

A
The experience of the new immigrants was different. By 1890, no more free land was available, so newcomers found jobs in city factories. They lived in crowded neighborhoods, where everyone shared a common language and culture.
B
The new immigrants had a different experience. They couldn’t find free land by 1890, so they found jobs in factories in the cities. They lived in crowded neighborhoods. They spoke the same languages, and they practiced the same traditions.
C
The new immigrants had a different experience. The free land was gone by 1890. The new immigrants found jobs in factories in the cities. They lived in crowded neighborhoods. They spoke their own languages. They practiced their own traditions.
D
By 1890, immigrants had a different experience. By then, the free land was gone, and immigrants found jobs in factories in the cities. In the cities, they lived in crowded neighborhoods. In the neighborhoods, they spoke their own languages and practiced their own traditions.
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Which sentence best compares the employment opportunities between farms and cities in the late 1800s?

A
There were far more jobs on farms than there were in cities.
B
There were far more jobs in cities than there were on farms.
C
There was a low number of jobs both on farms and in cities.
D
There was a high number of jobs both on farms and in cities.
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Read the sentences.Canal systems connected Eastern factories with Western markets.Two of these were the Eerie system and the Pennsylvania chain.The railroads followed similar routes.Which of the following best combines the sentences into one clear and engaging sentence?

A
Canal systems and railroads connected Eastern factories with Western markets, two of which were the Eerie system and the Pennsylvania chain.
B
Canal systems and railroads, like the Eerie and Pennsylvania chains, connected Eastern factories with Western markets.
C
The Eerie system and the Pennsylvania chain are examples of types of transportation, like canals and railroads, that connected Eastern factories and Western markets.
D
Canal systems, like the Eerie system and the Pennsylvania chain, along with railroads, connected Eastern factories with Western markets.
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Which statement describes a cultural opportunity that became available as cities grew in the late 1800s?

A
City dwellers could visit museums.
B
City dwellers could attend schools.
C
City dwellers could work in factories.
D
City dwellers could travel on transit systems.
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Which statement best summarizes the working lives of middle-class women by 1900?

A
No middle-class women worked outside the home.
B
Married, middle-class women worked outside the home.
C
All single, middle-class women worked outside the home.
D
Many single, middle-class women worked outside the home.
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Which phrase best describes New York City’s Little Italy?

A
Little Italy is an example of segregation by occupation.
B
Little Italy is an example of segregation by income.
C
Little Italy is an example of segregation by culture.
D
Little Italy is an example of segregation by class.
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As city populations increased in the early 1900s, cities

A
grew out only.
B
stayed the same size.
C
grew up only.
D
grew up and out.
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Employment opportunities that brought a large number of immigrants to urban areas in the early 1900s included jobs in

A
banks.
B
schools.
C
factories.
D
hospitals.
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In the 1880s, Congress proposed the Chinese Exclusion Act, which

A
limited Chinese immigration to five thousand a year.
B
was strongly opposed by nativist groups.
C
was debated in the House but did not pass.
D
stopped Chinese immigration for a period.
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What was a direct result of landlords not maintaining their tenements during the early 1900s?

A
People were able to live there only for a certain amount of time.
B
People got injured in unsafe living spaces.
C
Rooms were overcrowded despite government regulations.
D
The elevators were frequently out of order.
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Which law required immigrants to be able to read and write?

A
the Chinese Exclusion Act
B
the Immigration Act of 1917
C
the Emergency Quota Act
D
the Johnson-Reed Immigration Act

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