APUSH
Chapter 19 Graphic Organizers
Name _____________________________
Date ______________ Period _________
Complete each of the graphic organizes by using analysis and interpretation of information you already know about
immigration and urbanization.
Immigrants from:
Which nations did they
come from?
What reasons did each
group have for coming
to America?
At which point did they
enter the United States?
Southern and Eastern
Europe
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Ellis Island
Angel Island
Southeastern US
Southwestern US
Asia
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Ellis Island
Angel Island
Southeastern US
Southwestern US
Caribbean Islands and
Central America
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Ellis Island
Angel Island
Southeastern US
Southwestern US
In each box below, identify the important differences that tended to exist between Native-born
Americans and some/all of the new immigrants around the turn of the century. (Identify a
characteristic of Native-born Americans and identify the parallel difference for new immigrants.)
Native-born Americans
New Immigrants
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2.
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3.
3.
4.
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5.
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6.
6.
Fill in the chart by listing reasons nativists opposed immigration to the United States.
Reasons
Nativists
Opposed
Immigration
What were the effects of many American moving to the cities in the late 1800s?
Effects of Many Americans migrating from rural to urban areas in the late
1800s
Rapid Growth of American Cities in the late 19thand early 20th centuries
The People
Why was each group drawn to cities in the Northeast and Midwest?
Immigrants
Farmers
African Americans
The Problems of
Urbanizations
Lack of housing and open
areas of land
Lack of safe and efficient
transportation
Unsafe drinking problem
Lack of sanitation
Fire Hazards
Crime
Explain the causes of each of
problem
What was done in response to each
problem?