cities
Which city became the meat-packing center?
Chicago
What is a poor, crowded section of a city with run-down and unsafe housing?
slum
By 1920, one out of every --- people in the United States were immigrants.
four
How did the roads in the cities begin to change?
they were paved
What immigration station would immigrants stop at in the San Fransico Bay?
Angel Island
Which city became an oil-refining center?
What is a building that is carved up into small apartments?
tenement
By 1900, one out of every --- Americans lived in a city.
three
How did the water in the cities begin to change?
pipes brought water to factories and homes
What immigration station would immigrants stop at in the New York Harbor?
Ellis Island
Which city became the capital of steel?
Pittsburgh
What is a community center that provides services to the poor?
settlement house
About how many immigrants came to the United States between 1870 and 1924?
26 million
How were waste products carried away in the city?
sewers
What two things made the skyscraper possible?
cheaper steel
elevator
Which city was the nation's first subway introduced?
Boston
What was the name of the country's first settlement house that provided tea, art and literature to immigrant women?
Hull House
Skyscrapers were able to reach higher than how many floors?
five
How did Jane Addams change her ideas on how to help immigrants in her community?
At first, she held readings and slideshows with tea to share her knowledge of art and literature with immigrant women. She soon realized they needed more than art and literature. She then began to different services to the poor.
What problem did the vast number of immigrants create in the United States?
a housing shortage
Which city became the first American city to use electric streetcars?
Richmond, VA
What were 3 problems with tenements?
They lacked heat, hot water, and families had to share bathrooms.
About how many people were left homeless after the Great Chicago Fire?
100,000
What were at least three specific things that immigrants came to a settlement house to learn how to do or get help with?
have childcare
learn English
find better jobs
become American citizens
In 1882, a law was passed that kept immigrants from this county from entering the United States?
China (Chinese Immigrants)