Located in New York Harbor, this site was the check in point for most European immigrants
What is Ellis Island
100
The growth of cities.
What is Urbanization
100
An organized group that controlled the activities of a political party in a city that offered services to voters and businesses in exchange for political and or financial support.
What is a Political Machine.
200
Located in San Francisco Bay, this place was the main check-point for many Asian immigrants.
What is Angel Island
200
This movement was designed to assimilate people of wide-ranging cultures into the dominant culture.
What is the Americanization Movement.
200
The illegal use of political influence for personal gain.
What is a graft.
300
A term used to describe a mixture of people of different cultures and races who blend together by abandoning their native languages and customs.
What is a melting pot.
300
A multi-family urban dwelling that was often overcrowded and unsanitary.
What is a tenement.
300
This corrupt political boss became the head of the NYC democratic political machine known as Tammany Hall.
Who is William Tweed or Boss Tweed.
400
A favoritism toward native-born Americans. It led to many anti-immigrant groups and led to a demand for immigration restriction.
What is Nativism
400
A community center in a slum neighborhood that provided assistance to people in the area, which were generally immigrants from other countries.
What is a settlement house.
400
The giving of government jobs to people or organizations who helped a candidate get elected.
What is called patronage.
500
This act banned entry to all Chinese immigrants except students, teachers, merchants, tourists, and government officials.
What is the Chinese Exclusion Act.
500
One of the most influential members of the Social Gospel Movement, founded the Chicago Hull house in 1889. Co-winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931.
Who is Jane Addams
500
An act established in 1883 that authorized a bipartisan civil service commission to make appointments to federal jobs through a merit system based on the candidates' personal performance.