Chapter 6 Short Answer/Extended Response Flashcards
What were the two main reasons for Nativist beliefs in the late 1800’s.
-Fear of Catholicism becoming a major religion
-Immigrants would take jobs for lower pay
Describe the two main problems of early cities.
-Crime, pickpockets and also murder rates
-Disease and pollution, improper sewage disposal and bad drinking water led to typhoid fever and cholera
Name and describe the three main ways southern states tried to limit the ability of African Americans to vote.
-Poll Tax- fee to vote
-Literacy Test- required voters to read and understand the state constitution
-Grandfather Clause- allowed people to vote if they had an ancestor who voted
List four reasons for European immigration in the late 1800’s.
-They were poor
-Many jobs were available
-Some were escaping religious persecution
-They wanted to rise in social class
Describe what different ethnic groups (Italians, Jews, Poles, and Irish) did for a living once immigrating to the US.
-Many Italians worked in construction.
-The Polish became coal miners and steelworkers.
-Jewish immigrants worked as merchants and in the garment industry.
-Irish worked on the railroads and in factories.
Discuss the four strategies for Urban development in early cities.
-Skyscrapers were built that wouldn’t take up much land
-Horse cars moved about 70% of urban traffic
-Some cities had cable cars pulled along tracks by underground cable
-The trolley elevated railroad and subway were developed
Describe the changing culture that occurred in early cities.
-Saloons provided place for men to drink, water horses, and participate in politics
-Coney Island in New York was one of the first amusement parks
-1903 had first World Series between Boston and Pittsburgh
-1891 James Naismith invented basketball
Discuss the four major African-American leaders of the time period and what they accomplished or believed.
-Ida Wells- led a crusade against lynching
-Mary Church Terrell- helped begin the NAACP
-Booker T Washington- wanted African Americans to focus on education and providing value in the workplace
-W.E.B Dubois- African-Americans should focus on voting rights
