Immigration
Where is Ellis Island?
NYC/NJ
What was the horsecar?
a railroad car pulled by horses
What does gilded mean?
covered thinly with gold leaf or gold paint.
What is naturalism?
Naturalism: supporters of this idea believed that some people failed in life simply because they were caught up in circumstances that they could not control.
What was the wheat belt?
the part of the North American Great Plains where wheat is the dominant crop.
What is a Steerage passage?
The most basic and cheapest accommodations on a steamboat
In what city and year was the first elevated train presented?
Chicago, 1892
Name of the famous Amusement park that opened in NYC?
Coney Island
What is the Social Gospel?
From 1870-1920 reformers in the Social Gospel movement worked to better conditions in cities.
What was the homestead act?
U.S. government allowed settlers to claim 160 acres of government land after 5 years of residence, for only $10.
Why did Europeans leave their homes to settle into the US?
Poor Rural farmers came for more job opportunities
Avoid forced military service
Religious persecution.
What is a political machine? What was their purpose?
Political Machines: a party organization, headed by a single person or group, that would collect enough votes to run a city, county, or state.
In exchange for votes the Political Machines would provide the people their necessities.
What is individualism?
Many Americans believed that no matter what their background was, they could rise to success.
Amount of children in public schools during the 1870’s and then in the 1900’s?
In 1870 around 6,500,000 children attended school.
By 1900 that number rose to 17,300,000.
What was the industrial revolution?
the process of change from an agrarian and handicraft economy to one dominated by industry and machine manufacturing.
What is Nativism and the reasons behind it?
Nativism: an extreme dislike for foreigners by native-born people and a desire to limit immigration.
"Catholics would take over US and Asians were taking away jobs from others"
What were some of the issues going on in Urban Areas?
Crime, theft, poverty, little to no sanitation, small crowded apartments, and etc...
What is Philanthropy? Who is the greatest philanthropist of all time?
Using your own fortune to further social progress.
Andrew Carnegie
What is Americanization?
Public schools housed many immigrant children where they were taught about American history, English, and the responsibilities of citizenship.
was a successful railroad consolidator, he merged railroads in New York and a few years later extended his railroads from New York Central to Chicago.
Definition of a push/pull factor? and a small example.
Push factors – what “pushes” people out of their home country
Pull factors – what “pulls” people to come to a new country
Explain the differences amongst the high society, middle class gentility, and the working class?
Mrs. Luna decides if the answer is correct.
What is the Gilded Age? What Period does it cover in American History?
1870's-1900's
During the Gilded age outwardly things might sparkle but on the inside is corrupt, filled with poverty, crime, and greedy rich people.
What did the Salvation Army, YMCA, and Settlement Houses all do for urban communities?
SA: Offered practical aid and counseling to the poor.
Offered help and assistance to industrial workers and the urban poor by organizing bible studies, prayer meetings and group activities.
Women who ran these homes provided medical care, recreation programs, and offered english classes to immigrants.
What type of jobs did women work in during the industrialization era
Another third as teachers, nurses, and secretaries.
The last third were industrial workers and regardless of employment were paid significantly less than men.