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Chapter 15 vocab

TermDefinition
ellis island chief US immigration station, in New York Harbor
angel island immigrant processing station in San Francisco Bay
melting pot in US people blend by abandoning native culture
nativism overt favoritism toward native-born Americans
chinese exclusion act 1882, bans entry to most chinese
urbanization growth of cities caused by industrialization
americanization movement assimilate people into main culture
tenements multifamily urban dwellings, are overcrowded, unsanitary
mass transit move large numbers of people along fixed routes
social gospel movement preaches salvation through service to poor
settlement houses community centers in slums, help immigrants
jane addams founds Hull House with Ellen Gates Starr in 1889
political machine organized group that controls city political party
graft illegal use of political influence for personal gain
boss tweed William Tweed; heads Tammany Hall in NYC
patronage government jobs to those who help candidate get elected
civil service (government administration) are all patronage jobs
rutherford b. hayes Republican elected president 1876 Names independents to cabinet Creates commission to investigate corruption Fires 2 officials; angers Stalwarts
james a. garfield republican independent; wins election 1880; gives patronage jobs to reformers, is shot and killed
chester a. arthur stalwart; vice president to garfield
pendleton service act appointments based on exam score
grover cleveland democrat; wins 1884; democrats want low tariffs but he cannot lower them
benjamin harrison becomes president 1888, supports higher tariffs Wins passage of McKinley Tariff Act
1892 cleveland reelected, supports bill that lowers mckinley tariff, rejects bill that creates income tax
Wilson-Gorman Tariff becomes law 1894 by grover cleveland
1897 William McKinley becomes president and raises tariffs again
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