Vocabulary
A reason someone has for wanting to leave a country.
Push-Factor
What are the benefits of living in a city?
Cities have larger populations and as a result are able to more effectively manage resources, which make them wealthier.
What are the drawbacks of living in the city?
There is extreme levels of poverty, disease, crime, traffic, and pollution.
What two improvements came from the electric light bulb?
Work could go on for longer, producing more wealth.
It reduced crime on city streets.
Where are European immigrants being processed?
Ellis Island
When a person moves from one part of the country to another.
Internal Migration
Why do farmers leave rural areas for cities?
Factory work means guaranteed pay compared to farming, which may not see a profit.
Which two problems would have been found from tenement houses.
Poverty - These were poorly built homes meant to house those living in poverty.
Disease - The crowded living conditions meant diseases spread often.
How did the telegraph and the telephone improve the United States?
It allowed for instant communication, which was important in a rapidly industrializing country.
What are communities where one group of people live called?
Isolated Enclaves
A reason someone has for wanting to go to a country.
Pull-Factor
How did cities expand before the invention of skyscrapers?
They had to build outward, taking up more and more land.
What was the problem with traffic?
It was congested with horses, buggies, and people.
Who used flash photography to reveal how the poorest Americans were living?
Jacob Riis
What are communities made up of people of difficult backgrounds called?
Pluralistic Communities
A target number, or limit.
Quota
What type of jobs was common in cities?
Industrial (Factory)
How was crime a major problem for cities?
Dark streets made perfect spots for crime.
What invention helped deal with traffic congestion?
The trolley.
List three laws that planned to limit immigration into the United States?
Chinese Exclusion Act
Literacy Tests
Emergency Quota Act
When a person moves from one country to another.
External Migration
How did steel production impact American cities?
It allowed for the construction of skyscrapers, which could fit more people in a smaller area.
What was causing pollution in American cities?
Factories were causing pollution, along with horses and human waste in the streets
How did Jane Addams' settlement houses help those living in poverty?
It provided decent housing that would lift them out of poverty.
Where are Asian immigrants being processed?
Angel Island