Urbanization
Movement of the population from the countryside to the cities looking for greater opportunities.
What is Urbanization?
_________ immigrants had an easier time assimilating into the American culture.
What is Old Immigrants?
A policy that government should interfere as little as possible in economics. (Free market/ free enterprise system)
What is Laissez-Faire?
Natural occurrences such as droughts that effected farmers ability to grow crops.
What is natural disaster?
The need for garbage collection and cleaning services were an effect of ___________________.
Lack of Sanitation/Overcrowding
The belief that native born Americans are better than incoming immigrants.
What is Nativism?
Workers act together to negotiate new contracts for higher wages and better working conditions.
What is collective bargaining?
The first federal law to regulate business practices, such as railroad rates.
What is the Interstate Commerce Act?
Political figure (Boss) that got people to vote for their candidates by providing political favors.
What is a political machine?
Law that prevented skilled and unskilled Chinese immigrants from entering the country for 10 yrs.
What is Chinese Exclusion Act?
Belief of survival of the fittest. Those who are naturally superior will be met with great success.
What is Social Darwinism?
This is how railroads took advantage of farmers
What is high shipping cost
Low cost, overcrowded apartments, which provided minimal living requirements.
What is tenements?
Processing facility in California that received a lot of the Asian immigrants that were coming into America.
At this event seven police officers and four workers were killed in Chicago after a bomb went off following a clash between strikers and police
What is the Haymarket Riot
What did Farmers do in order to recover from a financial crisis?
What is Farming Cooperatives?
Tammany Hall worked __________ who was one of the most corrupt political bosses of his day.
What is Boss Tweed?
As a result of racist prejudice the Japanese government agreed to prevent further immigration of Japanese citizens in the US.
What is the Gentlemen's Agreement?
Founded in 1869, was the first major labor organization in the United States. It was compiled of unskilled and skilled workers. They campaigned for an eight hour workday.
Who is Knights of Labor?
National Association of Farmers social clubs which served social and educational movements.
What is the Grange Movement?