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Immigration & Urban.

Unit 4 Social Studies

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Push Factor condition that drives people from their homeland
Pull Factor condition that attracts people to move to a new area
"Old" Immigrants Arrived throughout US history, mostly Protestants from Northern and Western Europe (Ireland, Scottland, England, French and German. Many already spoke English.
"New" Immigrants Began arriving in the late 1800’s from Southern and Eastern Europe – Italians, Poles, Greeks, Russians, Hungarians. Few spoke English. Harder for them to adapt to a new life in America.
Nativist a person opposed to (against) immigration
Assimilation the process of becoming American (learning English)
Urbanization movement of population from farms to cities
Tenement small apartment in a city slum building
Building Codes standards for construction and safety of buildings
Compulsory Education requirement that children attend school to a certain grade or age
Hull House settlement house founded by Progressive reformer Jane Addams in Chicago in 1889
Ellis Island East coast immigrant processing facility (New York City. Immigrants from Europe.
Angel Island West coast immigrant processing facility (San Francisco Bay. Immigrants from Asia.
Chinese Exclusion Act 1882 law that barred Chinese laborers from entering the United States
Gentleman's Agreement a 1907 agreement between the United States and Japan to limit Japanese immigration
Quota Act of 1921 law that limited the # of immigrants who could come to the US from certain countries
Settlement House community center organized in the late 1800’s to offer services to the poor (ex – Hull House was run by Jane Addams)
Vaudeville variety show made popular in the late 1800s that included comedians, song-and-dance routines, and acrobats
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