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20/21st - Davis - SVHS - Immigration & Urbanization

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Angel Island   Immigration processing station in San Francisco Bay primary for Asian Immigrants  
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Ellis Island   Immigration processing station in New York that processed thousands of European Immigrants a day  
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Nativism   the favoring of native born Americans  
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Melting Pot   a mix of people from different cultures and races  
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Assimilation   making people from different cultures become more "American"  
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Urbanization   the growth of cities as a result of industrialization, immigration, & technological developments in agriculture  
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Social Gospel Movement   preached salvation through service to the poor  
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Settlement Houses   community centers in slum neighborhoods  
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Birds of Passage   immigrants who intended to stay temporarily to earn money and then return to their homeland  
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Political Machine   an organized group that controlled the activities of a political party in a city  
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Why did immigrants come to America?   the promise of a better life, to escape difficult conditions, and looking for opportunity  
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What opportunities in the U.S. attracted the Chinese?   Gold Rush, Railroad, Farming, & as Domestic Servants  
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What challenges were immigrants faced with once admitted into the country?   finding a place to live, getting a job, and getting along in daily life  
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Immigrants from the "right countries" were?   British, German, & Scandinavian  
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Immigrants from the "wrong countries" were?   Slav, Latin, & of Asiatic races  
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Government sponsored programs taught immigrants skills needed for citizenship included?   English literacy, American History/Government, Cooking, & Social Etiquette  
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What group of people migrated to the North from the South due to technilogical developments in agriculture that cost them their jobs?   African Americans  
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Who was the reformer through his pictures hoped for change and influenced many?   Jacob Riis  
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Who was the most famous member of the Settlement Movement (founded Hull House in Chicago)?   Jane Addams  
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Why did the immigrants consider themselves as “hyphenated” Americans?   because they were committed to their own culture, but also trying hard to become Americans  
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What made up a political machine?   precint workers & captains, ward bosses, city bosses, & the politicians they worked to get elected  
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The "Boss" of the political machine typically held what position?   mayor  
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Precint captains & ward bosses were often _________________?   1st or 2nd generation immigrants  
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What did these political machines help immigrants with?   naturalization, jobs, and housing  
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What did the "Boss" have control over in the city?   jobs, business licenses, and influenced the court system  
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When the "Boss" reached out to help those of the city in various ways what were they aking for in return?   votes for a candidate they were supporting  
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___________ was common among political bosses to allow illegal activities such as gambling.   Graft  
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____________became head of Tammany Hall, NYC’s powerful Democratic political machines   William "Boss" Tweed  
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The system of hiring government officials had been based on _________ giving jobs and favors to those who helped a candidate get elected.   patronage  
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Reformers pushed for an adoption of a ________________of hiring the most qualified for civil service jobs based on their performance on an exam.   merit system  
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The ______________________ of 1883 authorized a bipartisan commission to make appointments for federal jobs based on performance on civil service examination.   The Pendleton Civil Service Act  
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