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Ch.15 test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who are the “new” European immigrants? | Southern and eastern Europeans |
| How are they different from old European immigrants?: (short answer) | They were Very poor, some were Catholics, somewhere Jews And were non English speakers |
| Why are they coming to America?: | Jobs, land of opportunity freedom, to escape religious persecution |
| what was Atlantic Crossing | Two week journey by steamship couldn't not afford a cabin so traveled in steerage They arrive at Ellis island |
| what were Settlement in cities near their port of entry (NYC): | Ethnic neighborhoods in New York where you will duplicate the homeland |
| what were the Positives of settlement in new York were | New immigrants have a support system to help them adjust |
| what were the negatives to settlement in new York | they didn't learn English |
| why did Asians come to America | Jobs on the transcontinental railroad |
| where did Asians arrive | San Francisco Angel island |
| who did natives dislike | foreigners |
| why did natives dislike the immigrants or foreigners | they accused them of taking their jobs |
| unions blamed immigrants for what | cheap labor that drove wages down for all immigrants |
| what did Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 | prevented Chinese already in America from becoming citizens |
| why Urban population increased from 10 million in 1870 to 30 million by 1900. | immigrants needed jobs |
| why did the build up | it was cheaper to build |
| what was responsible for the building of the skyscraper | steel |
| who was an architect from Chicago | Louis Sullivan |
| what was transportation like in the cities | Electric street car would run down these towns and Subways opened in Boston |
| where did the middle class live | New residential areas called suburbs |
| what is a tenement | an apartment for the poor |
| what were some urban problems | crime and pollution |
| what were political machines | an informal political group designed to gain and keep power by providing essentials to city dwellers in exchange for votes for their candidate. |
| what was the Social Gospel Movement | where Churches provided charity to help improve conditions for the poor and an Organization called salvation army will provide practical help and provide religious guidance |
| what were Settlement Houses | Community centers that help the poor by providing social services |
| what were the Ideas of Horace Mann | Citizens should pay taxes to have free public schools This will create strong citizens and will solve society's problems |
| what was created for African Americans when they were segregated | Booker T. Washington and Tuskegee Institute |
| what did the Booker T. Washington and Tuskegee Institute | Provide vocational training for African Americans |
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