Through the Golden Door
Opportunities
What is a melting pot
The blending of cultures and races
This was the solution to overcrowding houses
row houses or tenant houses
What was the top position of a political machine?
What group of people benefited from the political machine
Politicians, boss, immigrants many others
European settlers came through this immigration port
Ellis Island
What is the term showing an obvious preference to native born Americans.
Nativism
What was the solution to a lack of transportation?
cable cars, street cars, subways
What is a kickback?
Giving to someone in response to being given something.
What position did the business owners play in the political machine?
Asian settlers came through this immigration port
Angel Island
The law that prohibited Chinese from coming to America
What was the solution to unsafe drinking water
filtration and chlorination
What is the term for an illegal use of political power for personal gain?
Graft
What position did a landlord play in the political machine?
Gave housing to immigrants
Which immigration port was more difficult to get through?
Angel Island
What was the Gentlemen's agreement
The informal agreement between Japan and America to not let Japanese come to America in return for America not imposing restrictions on the current immigrants
Name a group formed to help the poor
Social gospel movement, settlement houses, reformers
What would the immigrants give to the politicians in return for their actions?
Their vote
No
Europeans and Asian settlers used what form of transportation to get to the US?
By steamboat
What was the main cause of urbanization and which groups of people moved to the city?
African Americans, Farmers and Immigrants
This was the founder of the Hull House
What were the job positions or levels to a political machine (all 7)
boss, district leaders, ward bosses, immigrants (politicians, landlords, business owners)
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