Immigrant Locations
Where did Europeans immigrants first arrive when they came to America?
Ellis Island
True or False: African Americans moved to northern cities to escape discrimination in the South?
TRUE
This person took photos of the horrible conditions of New York City tenements.
Jacob Riis
Why did immigrants want to come to the United States?
Jobs, better opportunities, education, a better life, etc
What were cramped, overcrowded apartment buildings called?
tenements
Where did Mexican immigrants first arrive when they came to America?
El Paso, Texas
__________ sold many different things, and they became popular during the early 1900s.
Department stores
Why did the population of cities increase rapidly during the late 1800s/early 1900s?
Two Accepted Answers
1) immigration
2) new jobs created by the Industrial Revolution
Why did many immigrants families move into communities with people from the same country?
Because assimilating into American culture was hard and it made them feel more comfortable.
What is the name of the law that banned Chinese immigration?
Chinese Exclusion Act
Where did Asian immigrants first arrive when they came to America?
Angel Island in San Francisco
What were three types of mass culture that became popular during the late 1800s/early 1900s.
Possible answers: amusement parks, national and state parks, department stores, newspapers, comic strips
Where did many immigrants work (for very low pay)?
Sweatshops
__________ means to learn about and adopt the ways of a culture.
Assimilation
What is the area below a ship's deck where immigrants traveled?
Steerage
Which parts of Europe were NEW immigrants from?
Southern and Eastern Europe
What allowed middle-class Americans to move to the suburbs, but still work in the cities?
The development of mass transit.
What problems resulted from the overcrowding in city tenements? (Name 3)
Possible answers
1. disease
2. pollution
3. overflowing garbage
4. lack of indoor plumbing (no bathrooms)
5. fires
____________ were created to try to help new immigrants to the country.
benevolent societies or settlement houses
Steel and the invention of the elevator made the building of these structures possible.
What are skyscrapers?
Old immigrants were from NORTHERN Europe. What is one country from Northern Europe?
A few acceptable responses, but Ireland and Germany would be most popular.
Frederick Law Olmstead became famous for designing _____________ in New York City, which allowed for people to have outdoor space.
Central Park
What were two ways that governments tried to fix city problems?
Possible answers:
Hire more firefighters and police officers
Built more hospitals
Water purification systems
She co-founded the Hull House, its purpose to help immigrant families.
Jane Addams
Who was the publisher of the New York World who added a color comic to his newspaper?
Joseph Pulitzer