Am. Hist. Study Deck for Chapter 15 Flashcards
New York Harbor immigration station?
Ellis Island
San Francisco Immigration station?
Angel Island
Who invented the safety elevator?
Elisha Otis
What was the Gentlemen’s Agreement?
An agreement between US and Japan that the US would stop discriminating against Japanese immigrants if Japan would only send skilled workers
What was the major negative aspect against political machines?
They were usually very corrupt.
Who was the political head of Tammany Hall?
William Tweed
He was a popular and powerful political machine boss that operated out of Missouri?
James Pendergast
He was an unemployed Irish immigrant who opposed Chinese immigrants?
Denis Kearney
Who believed that AA should fight for their rights then get skills later?
W.E.B. Du Bois
Roscoe Conkling with his supporters were known as ‘reformers’
False, Stalwarts
What is Social Gospel?
The belief that religious faith should be spread through good deeds
What was the gold standard?
money backed up by gold (what our system of paper money is based on)
Why were there so many diverse groups of people in cities in a small space?
B. people liked living next to people close to themselves
What made taller buildings more popular?
Safety elevator
What was the law that required promotions in gov to be based on merit, not political connections?
Pendleton Civil Service Act
Rutherford B Hayes issued an executive order that allowed government employees from to be able to managing political parties or campaigns
False, he fired them for not listening
Person that wanted African Americans to have equality but not immediately
Booker T. Washington
Name for place immigrants could go for help
Benevolent societies
Name for Americans who opposed immigration
Nativists
What was Professionalization?
standardized skills for certain professions
During the late 1800s, most European immigrants came from where?
Eastern and Western Europe
Which group lobbied state gov to regulate railroads?
National Grange
Characterizes national gov in late 1800s?
Gov officials were corrupt
Cartoonist helped expose corruption of the tweed ring?
Thomas Nast
