It is a place where you can register to be a citizen in the United States.
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Who was Frederick Law Olmstead?
He designed central park in New York.
100
Who is Joseph Pulitzer?
He purchased the New York World and created a new kind of newspaper.
100
What is Ragtime?
Complex rhythms of music.
200
What is an Ethinic group?
A minority that speaks a different language or follows different customs than the other people in a country.
200
What is The Immigration act of 1917.
It made immigrants have to be able to read and write to become a citizen.
200
What was The Gilded Age.
It was a novel suggesting both wealth and poverty.
200
What is Assimilate?
To absorb a group into the culture of a larger population.
200
Who is John Phillip Souza?
He composed many rousing marches.
300
What is a Tenement?
It is a run-down and often an overcrowded apartment house.
300
Who was Jacob Riis?
He was a reporter and a photographer. He took pictures of the living conditions in tenements and put them in his magazines to raise awareness for the conditions.
300
What is a Settlement House?
It is an institute located in a poor neighborhood that provided numerous community services such as medical care, child care, libraries, and classes in english.
300
Who was William Randolph Hearst?
He owned New York Morning Journal and it became more popular than New York World.
300
Who is Scott Joplin?
He is one of the best known ragtime composers.
400
What is Angel Island?
A place where immigrants can go into the United States.
400
What is a suburb?
It is a district lying immediately outside a city or town.
400
What is The Land Grant College?
It was originally, an agricultural college established as a result of the Morrill act that gave states large amounts of federal land that could be sold to raise money for education.
400
Who is Horetio Alger?
He wrote a successful series of young adult books.
400
What is The Chinese Exclusion Act.
It was the first law to limit immigration.
500
What is Yellow Journalism?
It is exaggeration in stories and news papers.
500
What is The Morrill Act?
It is an act passed to make it possible for people to establish colleges in the western states.
500
Who was George Washington Carver?
His thoughts transformed agricultural development in the south.
500
What is Jazz?
It is combined elements of work songs, gospel music, spirituals, and African rhythms.
500
What is Vaudeville?
They were variety shows with dancing, singing, comedy, and magic acts.