Chapter 19

Question 1

cause in population increase for American cities

Answer 1

1) Foreign Immigration
-eased transportation, declining costs, difficult conditions abroad, tough economic and political conditions
2) American Migration
-Industrialization

Question 2

for American industrialists, these immigrants were a great source of

Answer 2

cheap labor

Question 3

drew migrants from the American countryside, despite hardships of industrial work and urban life, the prospects of __________ appealed to many

Answer 3

high earnings

Question 4

anti-immigrant attitudes, the educated elite

Answer 4

1. They viewed ethic and religious differences as racial characteristics and saw new immigrant groups as inferior
2. uneducated backward
3. new immigrants would never assimilate and it would ruin the united states

Question 5

neighborhoods with lawns, gardens, and trees

Answer 5

cool green rim

Question 6

newcomers faced hostility as they struggled to survive they often formed distinct ethnic neighborhoods

Answer 6

little Italy, Chinatown, german town

Question 7

1869 at first a secret society of workers, universal brotherhood of all workers, by 1886 membership stood at 730,000

Answer 7

The Knights of Labor

Question 8

death blow for the knights of labor and the 8hr work day

Answer 8

hay market riot

Question 9

domestic service became an occupation of last resort

Answer 9

resented long workday and lack of priviacy

Question 10

list the 4 roles the saloons played in a working life

Answer 10

-political headquarters
-employment agencies
-union halls
-banks

Question 11

city growth, building cities - inventions needed

Answer 11

-electricity
-steel

Question 12

political machines

Answer 12

bosses

Question 13

political machines exist to

Answer 13

-win elections
-reward its supporters with jobs