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Chapter 10 & 11
History Test #4 Study Guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Name the group of people who moved to the United States after 1800 seeking economic opportunity | New Immigrants |
| Where in the US did the majority of the new immigrants settle | Ethnic Neighborhoods |
| What were tenements | poorly built over crowded apartments |
| While most became industrial workers immigrants women commonly worked as __________ and _________ | Maids and cooks |
| What were sweatshops | Place where women usually made clothing |
| Who were nativists | Americans who opposed increased immigration |
| Immigrants tended to form neighborhoods with other who shared their ________ | nationality |
| What are skyscrapers | very tall buildings |
| Workers pay in sweatshops were based upon ____________ | number of pieces |
| Nativist argue that the different languages and cultural backgrounds of immigrants would prevent them from becoming ___________ | good US citizens |
| What made it possible to live in the suburbs but work in the cities? | Mass transit |
| What was the typical work-week for industrial laborers in the late 1800s? | 6-10hr days |
| What is the Chinese exclusion act | Banned chinese migration for 10yrs |
| Grandfather clause: | to see if your grandfather was able to vote |
| What were the main reasons for the creation of Jim Crow laws | to force segregation between people |
| Poll Tax: | Voting restrictions which made African- American pay to vote |
| What forms of Mass Transit helpedd ease congestion in cities | Street cars, electric trolley, Cable cars, and L trains |
| Explain how external migration, internal migration, and urbanization transformed American life in the late 1800s and early 1900s | Cities Grew they became the middle or entertainment. Jobs are being created, they also got electricity first. |
| State 5 problems that resulted from rapid urban growth in US cities in the late 1800 | Sanitation, Rooming, Air pollution, Water pollution, Over crowding |
| Describe four main factors of internal migration after Reconstruction & during WW1 in the US during the great migration. | Voting restrictions, segregation, Jim Crow South, Mechanized farming |
| Describe the three different methods Southern states used to prevent African-Americans from voting | Poll Tax you had to pay to vote. Grandfather clause, had to prove that your grandfather voted. Literacy Test you had to pass to be able to vote. |
| Describe 5 areas of society that were affected by Jim Crows laws | Restrooms, Restaurants, Drinking fountains, schools, and busses |
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