During the 1880’s the majority of immigrants were from western and northern Europe, Britain, Germany, and Scandinavia.
What are 'old' immigrants
100
Areas in big cities that kept culture, religion and other aspects of the 'old country.' We have some in downtown SD.
What are ethnic neighborhoods
100
He is credited for inventing basketball at a YMCA.
Who is James A. Naismith
100
This president surprised everyone by turning reformer. His efforts to persuade Congress resulted in the Pendleton Act.
Who is Chester A. Arthur
100
Coming by boat to America, this green structure was usually first seen by the immigrants letting them know they had made it
What is the statue of liberty
200
They were Italians, Greeks, Croats, Slovaks, Poles, and Russians.
What are 'new' immigrants
200
IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN RAPIDLY GROWING CITIES, CITY COUNCILS WOULD DESIGN PARKS, ORGANIZE MASS TRANSIT, AND LIVING QUARTERS FOR THE GROWING POPULATION. (term)
What is urban planning
200
A middle class women, first of the college educated, known for creating the Hull house an American settlement house.
Who is Jane Addams
200
He published 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'
Who is Mark Twain
200
The term for the blending together of many cultures and nationalities.
What is a melting pot
300
Established in 1892, it was a center for 'new' immigrants in the New York harbor where they had to pass examinations and pay a tax to enter the country.
What is Ellis Island
300
Known as the father of modern skyscrapers, he constructed the Home Insurance Building in Chicago in 1891
Who is William Le Baron Jenney
300
An English naturalist that was quite known for his research of 'evolution' and also disrupted the Christian church.
Who is Charles Darwin
300
Leader of of Tammany Hall and the Tweed Ring
Who is William Marcy Tweed or Boss Tweed
300
The belief that native-born white Americans were better than newcomers
What is navitism
400
A term that described the reason for immigrants to want to come to America such as free land and religious freedom.
What is a 'pull'
400
A form of mass transit that operated on rails within the city limits.
What is a streetcar/trolley
400
He had a doctorate and demanded equality for blacks and helped found the National Associations of the Advancement for Colored People NAACP.
Who is W.E.B. Du Bois
400
This president is the only one to have served two non-consecutive terms. He believed in low tariffs.
Who is Grover Cleveland
400
The main religion of many old immigrants but some Irish and Germans were Catholic
What is Prostestant
500
Religious persecution, overcrowding and joblessness in Europe, and workers displaced by machines were some of the many reasons why immigrants had to leave their country.
What is a 'push'
500
It was designed for better ventilation and sanitary issues for many of the lower class to live in.
What is the dumbbell tenement
500
Became head of the Tuskegee Institute where he pushed for African American education. Also has an admirer in the WWE who named himself after him.
Who is Booker T. Washington
500
The Women's Christian Temperance Union was aimed mainly at banning this substance
What is alcohol
500
Religious persecution in Russia against the Jewish people, acted as a 'push'