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Vocabulary & Concepts: Immigration and Urbanization in American History

History
Year 9 / GCSE / Grade 8
8 questions
~16 mins
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This worksheet explores key vocabulary and concepts related to immigration and urbanization in American history, helping students understand the changes in cities due to waves of immigrants.

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#History
#Immigration
#Standard
#Vocabulary & Concepts
#Urbanization
#Define key terms related to immigration and urbanization
#Explain how immigration contributed to urban growth
#Compare different perspectives on urbanization during this period
#Outline the impact of immigration on American cities

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Vocabulary & Concepts: Immigration and Urbanization in American History

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Grade Year 9 / GCSE / Grade 8
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Vocabulary: Key Terms in Immigration and Urbanization

Immigration: The movement of people into a country to live permanently or temporarily.

Urbanization: The process by which cities grow as more people move from rural areas to urban centers.

Ellis Island: The main entry point for immigrants arriving in New York City from 1892 to 1954.

Tenement: A crowded and often poorly built apartment building where many immigrants lived.

Nativism: The belief that native-born citizens are superior to immigrants, often leading to opposition against immigration.

Pull Factors: Conditions that attract people to move to a new area, such as job opportunities or freedom.

Push Factors: Conditions that encourage people to leave their home country, such as poverty or persecution.

Chain Migration: When immigrants settle in places where family or community members already live.

Ghetto: A part of a city where a specific ethnic or immigrant group lives, often in crowded or poor conditions.

1.
Define the following terms: immigration, urbanization, tenement, and nativism. (4 marks)
[4 marks]
2.
Compare push and pull factors that influenced immigration to American cities in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
[4 marks]
3.
Explain how Ellis Island functioned as a gateway for immigrants and its significance in American history.
[6 marks]
4.
Outline the living conditions in tenements and how these affected immigrant communities.
[6 marks]
5.
Compare the perspectives of nativists and immigrants regarding urbanization and immigration.
[4 marks]
6.
Write a brief outline explaining the concept of chain migration and its impact on American cities.
[3 marks]
7.
Analyse the significance of ghettos in the urban experience of immigrant communities.
[6 marks]
8.
Explain how urbanization due to immigration transformed American cities during this period.
[6 marks]

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