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New Immigrants immigrants who had come to the US after the 1880s from southern and eastern europe
Push Factors of Immigration economic troubles, overcrowding, poverty, lack of freedoms
Pull Factors of Immigration jobs (number one), greater freedom, land
How is the last chapter connected to this one? Industrialization caused immigration, which also caused urbanization.
Steerage the part of a ship providing accommodations for passengers with the cheapest tickets.
Which group of people received favorable treatment in immigration process? wealthy (first class passengers)
Emma Lazarus Poem Engraved on the Statue of Liberty, symbolizing the welcoming of immigrants into the United States.
Assimilation the process of blending in with an existing culture
Reasons why "New Immigrants" had a difficult time assimilating Different appearance, language, religion, ...; different culture
Ellis Island An immigrant processing station in New York Harbor that opened in 1892, where most European immigrants were given a medical and legal inspection
Angel Island The immigration station on the west coast (San Francisco Harbor) where Asian immigrants; for many Chinese, this was a detention center due to the Chinese Exclusion Act. Questioning and conditions at Angel Island were much harsher than Ellis Island in New
Poems What many Chinese wrote on the walls of Angel Island to express their sadness and frustration
Chinese Exclusion Act - who was banned? Chinese laborers
Chinese Exclusion Act - who was still allowed? teachers, students, merchants (business owner), travelers for pleasure
Nativism A policy of favoring native-born individuals over foreign-born ones
Urbanization Movement of people from rural areas to cities
Settlement Houses institutions that provided educational and social services to poor people (ex: Hull House)
Tenement a crowded, rundown apartment house barely meeting minimal standards
skycraper - why and how built? Built as a result of lack of space in cities; affordable steel and elevator helped
Yellow Journalism type of sensational, biased, and often false reporting for the sake of attracting readers - emphasized crime and scandal
building codes a set of rules that specify the minimum acceptable level of safety for constructed facilities
zoning laws laws in a city or town that designate certain areas, or zones, for residential and business use (important so people did not live next door to industries in cities)
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