Question

u.s. history benchmark 1 item set 2
rce 1: events related to urbanization in the unite
based on sources 2 and 3, which statements best describe the reasons for the trend in population from 1860 to 1900?
select two correct answers.
to urbanization in the united states
process introduced
ent population is less than half a million people
tenement introduced
zarus writes the new colossus welcoming immigrants
en built the first skyscraper in chicago
liberty erected in new york harbor
ment population increased to over 1 million people
dams opened hull house in chicago
an increase in nativism that led to the passage of the chinese exclusion act
a decrease in manufacturing due to the united states involvement in the civil war
an increase in the availability of unskilled factory jobs in the northeast
an increase in the number of immigrants arriving in the united states
a decrease in people leaving the south in search of greater freedom and rights
a decrease in westward migration due to the boom and bust nature of

Explanation:

1. Between 1860-1900, industrialization boomed in the U.S. Northeast, creating massive unskilled factory jobs that drew both rural Americans and immigrants to cities, driving urban population growth.
2. This era saw a huge wave of European immigration to the U.S.; these immigrants primarily settled in urban areas to access factory work, directly increasing urban populations.
3. The Chinese Exclusion Act (1882) restricted immigration, so it would not cause population growth. The Civil War ended in 1865, and manufacturing grew after the war, not decreased. Southern migration to Northern cities increased during this period, and Westward migration continued alongside urban growth.

Answer:

• An increase in the availability of unskilled factory jobs in the Northeast.
• An increase in the number of immigrants arriving in the United States.