Cities
Immigrants
Presidents
Vocab
Misc
100
What are the poorly built apartments known as?
Tenements
100
What is the point of entry for most European immigrants?
Ellis Island
100
Name one of the Gilded Presidents that was killed while in office.
Garfield or McKinley
100
What were the tightly run parties that controlled the cities known as ?
Political Machines
100
Besides the Chinese who else were not allowed into the U.S?
those that were ill, no money, single women, criminals
200
What are two examples of technology that helped life in the cites?
Trolleys, subways, Elevators, Skyscrapers
200
What was an immigrant's role to the Political Machines?
Voters
200
Which Gilded President was the only Democratic President of the late 1800's?
Grover Cleveland
200
What is called in which an elected official rewards their supporters with a government job?
Spoils System
200
Other than finding a job Name 2 challenges that immigrants had once they arrived
Varsious answers
300
What luxuries did city life offer the middle class?
department stores to buy goods in, in door plumbing, parks, plays
300
Which immigrant group was hated and legislation was based to limit their entrance into the United States?
Chinese
300
Which Gilded President served during the Spanish American War? America was interested in becoming a world power.
William McKinley
300
What is the belief that those born in the United States were better than immigrants?
Nativism
300
After an investigation who is believed to have started the fire in Chicago barn?
Peg Leg O'Sullivan
400
Describe the poorly built apartments in the city. At leaste 3 facts
Various answers
400
Describe what took place once a ship arrived to the U.S. What did immigrants experience before they could enter the United States?
Health Inspection, Personal Questions, proof of money
400
Which Gilded President supported the spoils system, but once President he actually signs legislation to make jobs based on merit?
Chester Arthur
400
Who was blamed for starting the Chicago Fire?
Catherine O'Leary
400
Name two reason why Chicago seemed to be a city waiting to burn.
Various answers
500
Who were Joseph Pulitzer & William Hearst? Newspaper owners in New York who each wanted to sell more papers than the other
Newspaper owners in New York who each wanted to sell more papers than the other
500
How did the immigration process differ from the East Coast to the West Coast?
East Coast left processing site after a few hours, West coast often at site for weeks
500
Which Gilded President was popular with the public and he served two terms. But his terms were marked by scandals. Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant
500
What is the point of entry on the West Coast for immigrants?
Angel Island
500
What is the religion of the new immigrants?
Catholic and Jewish
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