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Ch.7 TN
Final Review Matching
Question | Answer |
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Ellis Island | 17 million immigrants entered the USA form 1892 to 1924 |
Gentleman agreement | Japan agreed to limit that amount of unskilled workers leaving and wanting to come America |
Americanization Movement | An organized group that controlled the activities of a political party in a city, it also offered services to voters and business in exchange for political or financial support |
Jane Addams | One of the most influential members of the movement |
Political machine | Also offered services to voters and business in exchange for political or financial support |
Graft | The illegal use of political influence for personal gain |
Boss Tweed | Also know as William M. Tweed he became the head of Tammy Hall, New York City powerful democratic political machine, in 1868 |
Patronage | Giving government jobs to people who had helped candidates get elected |
Rutherford B. Hayes | Elected in 1876 could not convince congress to support reform, so he used other means |
Pendleton Civil Service Act | Authorized a bipartisan civil service commission to make appointments to federal jobs through a merit system based on candidates performance an an examination |