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Immigration & Cities
VA Standards of Learning
Question | Answer |
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In the late 19th century, where were European immigrants processed before being admitted into the United States? | Ellis Island |
Why did most immigrants choose to live in large cities when they got the U.S.? | Specialized industries and factory jobs were located in cities. |
Urbanization | Growth and Development of Cities |
Industrialization | Growth of Industry |
Mechanization | Development and Use of Machines |
What are two ways Mechanization changed farming in America? | 1. Increased Farm Production 2. Decreased the Need for Human Labor - people lost their jobs on farms, so they moved to the cities to work in factories |
Three Reasons for the Increase in Immigration | 1. Better Opportunities 2. Religious Freedom 3. Escape from Oppressive Governments |
Four Reasons for the Growth and Development of Cities | 1. Specialized Industries ( ex. Steel = Pittsburgh) 2. Increase in Immigration 3. People moving from Rural areas to Urban areas for Factory Jobs 4. Rapid industrialization & urbanization |
What was the Negative Impact of Rapid Urbanization? | Overcrowded immigrant neighborhoods and tenements |
What specialized industry was in Chicago? | Meatpacking Industry |
What specialized industry was in Detroit? | Automobile Industry - Henry Ford |
What specialized industry was in Pittsburgh? | Steel Industry - Andrew Carnegie |
What did Jane Addams establish in Chicago to help immigrants and the poor? | Settlement House - Hull House |
What did corrupt political machines help immigrants with in exchange for votes? | Jobs & Housing |
Boss Tweed was the leader of this corrupt political machine in New York City. | Tammany Hall |
Which two immigrant groups faced the most discrimination? | Irish and Chinese |
Which famous Muckraker used his photographs of tenements to show "How the Other Half Lives" ? | Jacob Riis |