Immigration Station
Also known as the "Island of Tears", 15 million immigrants passed through this station between 1892 and 1954
Ellis Island
The largest city in the United States during the Progressive Era was
New York City
Strikes during the Progressive Era were often caused by harsh what
As a whole, conditions for child laborers were
bad
His foreign policy is summarized by the phrase, "tread softly and carry a big ________"
Stick
True or False: Most immigrants wanted to move to the United States temporarily to earn enough money to buy land
True
This social class emerged for the first time in cities during the Progressive Era
The middle class
True or False: Strikes that used violence were always successful
False
Many child laborers, as photographed by Lewis Hine, worked in this industry during the Progressive era
Said his greatest achievement was what
Building the Panama Canal
Most immigrants in the Progressive Era came from these locations
Southern & Eastern Europe
Name two problems with urbanization
Disease, Crime, Pollution, Corrupt Officials
This was the most common method of protest and is the dictionary definition of "strike"
Refusal to work
The breaker boys, young children who worked in coal mines, broke rocks to retrieve coal using what
During the Spanish-American War, he formed this elite group of cavalrymen
The Rough Riders
Immigrants formed these communities to preserve their cultural heritage
Ethnic Enclaves
These organizations took advantage of immigrants and poor urban workers in exchange for political support
Political machines
These entities helped strikers organize and push their message
Unions
True or False: Sometimes children were the primary providers for their families
True
He became president after the death of this U.S. president
William McKinley
Name 1 push and 1 pull factor for immigrants coming to the United States
Pull: Land Ownership, Better Jobs, Lower Taxes, Literacy, Wanderlust, The “American Dream”
Push: Poverty, Religious Persecution, Food Shortages, Required Military Service, Political Turmoil
Often called "dens of death" what was the name of the living spaces shared by many poor urban workers
Tenement housing
Most strikes occurred in which of the following locations:
Cities
Rural towns
The frontier
Suburbs
Cities
Some child workers led these animals to haul coal out of deep mines
Mules/donkeys
His economic policies often focused on trust-busting, defined as limiting these economic entities
Monopolies