Vocabulary
A tall, steel frame building
Skyscraper
The number of immigrants that moved to the US during 1860-1900
14 million
Cities offered these to immigrants and rural farmers: bright lights, running water, and
Modern plumbing
The author of Social Darwinism
Herbert Spencer
Made education available to city dwellers
Public libraries
Barred Chinese immigration for 10 years and prevented citizenship
Chinese Exclusion Act
The name of the largest immigration station on the east coast of the U.S.
Ellis Island
Urban cites saw an increase of had crime, disease and
Pollution
A person can rise in society with talent and commitment
Individualism
Social welfare organization, offered aid and religious counseling to the urban poor
Salvation Army
A political group designed to gain and keep power
Political machine
This happened to immigrants who failed the inspection in Ellis Island
They would be separated from their families and returned back to Europe
The year the first safety elevator was invented
1852
Theory of those who profited from society owed it something in return
Gospel of Wealth
Establishments in poor neighborhoods, middle-class residents lived and helped the poor
Settlement houses
The preference for native-born people and a desire to limit immigration
Nativism
People moved to the U.S. for job opportunities, as well as to avoid forced military service and
Religious prosecution
Cities were built 'up' not 'out' due to
High land prices
These offered free toilets, water for horses, and free newspapers for customers
Saloons
People succeeded in the world because of their ability to cooperate
Reform Darwinism
The most basic and cheapest accommodations on a steamship
Steerage
Where Chinese immigrants mainly settled
Western cities
Most working class city dwellers lived in these
Tenements
Included animal acts, acrobats, gymnasts, and dancers
Vaudeville
Introduced the gospel hymn into worship services in the United States and Great Britain
Revivalism