Gilded Age Urbanization And Immigration Flashcards
The USA did not have what on how many immigrants coins enter the USA
Limits
Most immigrants were
Unskilled with little money and education
Most immigrants went weed the USA through
Immigration center and Ellis island
What’s Nativism ?
Prejudice against immigrants
Immigrants had to pass a what and had to make sure they were not
Health examination not criminals
The cities in the golden age were
Heavily populated and pollute d
Most immigrants lived in
Tenements and slims
The majority of immigrants worked in
Industrial jobs
Industries were rapidly growing and in need of
Cheap workers
Among the first labor unions in America to was
The Knights of labor
The most successful union was the
American federation of labor lead by Samuel Gompers
The AFL only included
skilled workers
The gilded age was an era of political
Corruption
What are political machines
Parties led by a powerful boss who controlled a network of politicians
Most politicians
Used fraud and bribes
