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Responses to Immigration in the Gilded Age

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Statue of Liberty Gift from France to the United States that was placed in New York City harbor near Ellis Island and was the first glimpse of the United States for many immigrants.
American Protective Association Largest anti-Catholic organization of the 1890s that pushed for nativist laws and policies.
Chinese Exclusion Act (1882) Law that specifically banned Chinese immigration to the United States after large numbers of Chinese workers settled in the American West as part of the California Gold Rush.
Contract Labor Law of 1885 Act that restricted the immigration of temporary workers to the United States in an effort to protect American workers from competition.
Ellis Island Immigration center in New York City harbor where immigrants needed to pass more rigorous medical examinations and pay a tax before entering the United States.
Angel Island Immigration center in San Francisco harbor where immigrants needed to pass more rigorous medical examinations and pay a tax before entering the United States.
Political Machines Highly organized groups of politicians that were led by a “boss” and held power by exchanging government jobs and assistance for immigrants for votes.
Political Machine Boss Top politician in a political machine who gave orders to the rank and file members and doled out government jobs to loyal supporters.
Tammany Hall Political machine of the Democratic Party in New York City that appealed to immigrants in order to secure votes and was well known for corruption and graft.
Settlement Houses Centers for immigrants and the urban poor such as Hull House in Chicago, which provided social services including education, job training and housing assistance.
Jane Addams Urban reformer who inspired the settlement house movement and founded Hull House in Chicago, which provided social services including education, job training and housing assistance.
Melting Pot Theory Popular academic idea of the 19th and 20th century that immigrant groups quickly shed old-world characteristics in order to assimilate to American ideals and customs.
Salad Bowl Theory Academic idea that challenges the Melting Pot Theory in that people came to the United States and retained their ethnic heritage while choosing to adopt some American ideals and customs.
Cultural Diversity View that cultures, races, and ethnicities, particularly those of minority groups, deserve special acknowledgment of their differences within a dominant political culture.
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