Why did African Americans move to the cities? (4 reasons)
Tired of living in poverty in the south, search for jobs, escape debt, injustice, discrimination
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What did 1862 law allowed states to sell federal land to raise money for education?
The Morrill Act
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What were three reasons that Immigrants were not accepted into the United States?
Different language, different lifestyle, different religion
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steerage
Cramped, noisy quarters on the lower decks
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What were tenements?
Apartment buildings built in the slums.
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What percentage of American college students in 1910 were women?
40%
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What new philosophy emerged around 1900?
Progressive Education
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Assimilate
Become part of American culture
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Describe 4 living conditions in the tenements?
small, dark dimly lit rooms, 3+ people living in each room, several families share cold tap water and toilet, most did not have hot water or bathtubs, filthy overcrowded places.
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What were vaudeville shows and what did they include? (Name 2 things)
Variety shows wtih dancing, singing, comedy, and magic acts?
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Give three examples of Progressive Education?
Shape students' character, teach good citizenship, and learn using "hands-on" lessons.
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Gilded Age
The time of extravagent welath and the poverty that also exsisted.
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How did settlement houses help the poor? (3 reasons)
Provided medical care, playgrounds, nurseries, libraries and classes in English, arts, and crafts.
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What is the only major sport considered completely American in origin?