Where did most European immigrants arrive when they go to the U.S?
Ellis Island
100
Who controlled Tammany Hall?
Boss Tweed
200
14th amendment
equal protection under the law
200
What was the Great Upheaval?
a year of intense labor strikes that took place throughout the nation
200
Where did most Asian immigrants arrive when they got to the U.S.?
Angel Island
200
What was the court decision of Plessy vs Ferguson?
"seperate but equal"
300
15th amendment
no denial of the right to vote
300
trust/monopoly
group of companies controlled by one person
300
What did most immigrants have to go through when they arrived?
Health and work exams
300
What was the Pendleton Civil Service Act
tests that were focused on keeping only people qualified for government jobs---trying to weed out the people that received the job through the spoils system
400
19th amendment
women's suffrage
400
what is a tariff?
a tax on an import or export
400
Where did most immigrants settle--within cities?---and why?
ghettos-because those neighborhoods had common languages, cultures, and were experiencing similar issues
400
What was one of the main goal of Progressives?
to make the government more responsive to the people
500
17th amendment
senators are elected directly by the people
500
The AFL refused to accept who as union members?
unskilled laborers?
500
What is the difference between old immigrants and new immigrants?
differences-countries of origin, cultures, religion; similarities-reasons for immigrating to the U.S.