Ch. 15 Unit Test Flashcards
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Melting pot
A mixture of people of different cultures and races who blended together by abandoning their native languages and customs.
Nativism
Favoritism toward native-born Americans.
Chinese Exclusion Act
A law that banned most Chinese immigration except for Chinese students, teachers, merchants, tourists, and government officials.
Gentlemen’s Agreement
Japan’s government agreed to limit emigration of unskilled workers to the U.S. for the repeal of the San Francisco segregation order.
Ellis Island
Immigration inspection station located in New York Harbor that European immigrants would have to pass through before they were allowed in the U.S.
Angel Island
Immigration inspection station located in San Francisco Bay that Asian immigrants would have to pass through before they were allowed in the U.S.
Americanization movement
Movement sponsored by the U.S. govt. to assimilate people of wide-ranging cultures into the dominant culture
Settlement houses
Community centers built in slum neighborhoods that provided assistance to people in the nearby area, like immigrants
Social Gospel Movement
Movement that preached salvation through service to the poor
Urbanization
The growth of cities
Tenements
A multifamily urban dwelling that was overcrowded and unsanitary
Jane Addams
One of the most influential people in the settlement houses movement
Graft
Ilegal use of political influence for personal gain
Tammany Hall
Most powerful Democratic political machine in New York City
Pendleton Civil Service Act
Giving govt. jobs based on a system of merit: candidates would have to pass a test to receive the job
