Immigration
Factors for Immigration
Political Machines
Reforms
The West
100
Immigrants from these 2 countries built the transcontinental railroad
What are China and Ireland
100
These factors were positive reasons for immigrants to move to the U.S.
What are "Pull Factors"
100
This was a political machine for the democratic party that was located in New York City.
What is Tammany Hall
100
These were houses that provided social services to the poor
What are settlement houses
100
This was the last major Native American battle
What is the Battle of Wounded Knee
200
Old immigrants came from these regions of Europe
What were the Northern and Western regions
200
This was a reputation that the U.S. had that attracted immigrants
What is the reputation of political and religious freedom
200
These were tightly organized groups of politicians that formed in major cities.
What are political machines
200
This was one of the most famous settlement houses and was located in Chicago
What is the Hull House
200
Joseph Glidden invented this. It helped farmers in the West fence in their lands
What is barbed wire
300
This act of Congress prohibited further immigration to the U.S. by Chinese laborers
What is the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
300
This group was escaping religious persecution from Eastern Europe
Who were the Jews
300
This is acquiring money by dishonest means
What is grafting
300
These two women started the National American Women Suffrage Association
Who are Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
300
This produced $340 million in gold and silver by 1890 and was responsible for Nevada entering the Union In 1864
What is the Comstock Lode
400
These were young immigrant men contracted for unskilled jobs. They would bring back acquired money back to their native countries.
Who were "birds of passage"
400
This form of transportation's introduction made immigration cheaper and easier
What is the steamship
400
This is the method used by political machines to gain support
What is patronage
400
This was the first state to grant full suffrage to women
What is Wyoming
400
This author wrote "A Century in Dishonor," a book about injustices done to American Indians
Who is Helen Hunt Jackson
500
These 3 groups supported restricting immigration to the US
What are Labor Unions, Nativists, and Social Darwinists
500
List three factors that were reasons immigrants left their home countries.
What is the poverty of displaced farmers, overcrowding, joblessness, and religious persecution.
500
This was a famous (and corrupt) member of Tammany Hall. At one point he stole $200 million from the taxpayers of New York City
Who is William "Boss" Tweed
500
This organization, formed in 1874, advocated for the total abstinence of alcohol
What is the Women's Christian Temperance Union
500
Disease and poverty, which had reduced the Native American population to only 200,000, proved that this act was a failure
What is the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887
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