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Immigration & Urban
20/21st - Davis - SVHS - Immigration & Urbanization
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Angel Island | Immigration processing station in San Francisco Bay primary for Asian Immigrants |
| Ellis Island | Immigration processing station in New York that processed thousands of European Immigrants a day |
| Nativism | the favoring of native born Americans |
| Melting Pot | a mix of people from different cultures and races |
| Assimilation | making people from different cultures become more "American" |
| Urbanization | the growth of cities as a result of industrialization, immigration, & technological developments in agriculture |
| Social Gospel Movement | preached salvation through service to the poor |
| Settlement Houses | community centers in slum neighborhoods |
| Birds of Passage | immigrants who intended to stay temporarily to earn money and then return to their homeland |
| Political Machine | an organized group that controlled the activities of a political party in a city |
| Why did immigrants come to America? | the promise of a better life, to escape difficult conditions, and looking for opportunity |
| What opportunities in the U.S. attracted the Chinese? | Gold Rush, Railroad, Farming, & as Domestic Servants |
| 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 |
| Immigrants from the "right countries" were? | British, German, & Scandinavian |
| Immigrants from the "wrong countries" were? | Slav, Latin, & of Asiatic races |
| Government sponsored programs taught immigrants skills needed for citizenship included? | English literacy, American History/Government, Cooking, & Social Etiquette |
| What group of people migrated to the North from the South due to technilogical developments in agriculture that cost them their jobs? | African Americans |
| Who was the reformer through his pictures hoped for change and influenced many? | Jacob Riis |
| Who was the most famous member of the Settlement Movement (founded Hull House in Chicago)? | Jane Addams |
| Why did the immigrants consider themselves as “hyphenated” Americans? | because they were committed to their own culture, but also trying hard to become Americans |
| What made up a political machine? | precint workers & captains, ward bosses, city bosses, & the politicians they worked to get elected |
| The "Boss" of the political machine typically held what position? | mayor |
| Precint captains & ward bosses were often _________________? | 1st or 2nd generation immigrants |
| What did these political machines help immigrants with? | naturalization, jobs, and housing |
| What did the "Boss" have control over in the city? | jobs, business licenses, and influenced the court system |
| 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 |
| ___________ was common among political bosses to allow illegal activities such as gambling. | Graft |
| ____________became head of Tammany Hall, NYC’s powerful Democratic political machines | William "Boss" Tweed |
| The system of hiring government officials had been based on _________ giving jobs and favors to those who helped a candidate get elected. | patronage |
| 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 |
| 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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