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Immigration review Flashcards

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Urban

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City (NYC)

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Suburban

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Open area (Bethpage)

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Rural

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Open land, farm land

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Urbanization-

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movement from farms to cities

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Push factors

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1) Overcrowding
2) Loss of jobs
3) Political/ religious persecution
4) Revolution
5) Famine- Ireland in the 1840’s

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Pull factors

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1) Promise of freedom and a better life
2) Some had family in America
3) Job availability in factories

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Chinese Exclusion Act

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Chinese workers not allowed into the U.S.
-Chinese living in the U.S. aren’t allowed out

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Gentleman’s agreement

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Japan promised to stop sending workers to the U.S.. If an Asian person was already in the U.S., their family could come.

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Old immigrants

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From Northern/ Western Europe
-Many already spoke English
-German, British, Irish
-Easier time assimilating
-Irish didn’t get along well because they were Catholic

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Literacy test

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Immigrants must pass a reading test in their own language
-prevented poor immigrants from South/ Eastern Europe

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New immigrants

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Southern/ Eastern Europe
-No english
-Poland, Italy, Greece, Russia
-Most had issues assimilating into America
-Different languages, religions, and cultures

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Newest immigrants

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-The transformation of the U.S. -Mexico, India, China

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Steerage

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Cheapest part of the boat to travel to U.S.
-Bad because this led to people getting diseases

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Vaudeville

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Variety show with comedians, songs, and dances

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Settlement House

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Community center set up to help the poor.
-offered clean beds, meals, and English classes.

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Assimilation

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How well you blend in (Old immigrants got along well but New immigrants didnt)

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Nativist

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feared immigrants would take jobs and favored native born Americans.

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Brooklyn Bridge

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A suspension bridge connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn in New York City, completed in 1883. Built by the Roeblings.

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Skyscrapers

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Tall, multi-story buildings usually in urban areas

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Quotas

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Certain amount of people that are allowed in the U.S.

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Melting Pot

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Theory that when immigrants came to the U.S. they would connect (EX: Food)

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Ragtime

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Scott Joplin

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Jane Addams

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Started the Hull House

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Roeblings

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Built Brooklyn Bridge

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Jacob Riis

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Published photos of tenement homes for people to see. Showed people the truth

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Building Code

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Rules workers needed to follow while building buildings so they were safe.

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Ethnic Group

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Your ethnicity

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Trolley Car

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A car with a wire connected to a cable running on tracks laid in city streets.

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Mass Transit

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Transportation like buses and subways. Fast transportation

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Subway

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An underground urban railway system used for mass transit

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Tenement

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Poorly maintained and typically housing immigrants and the poor.

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1) Name two specific factors that caused immigrants to come to the United States.

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Overcrowding and loss of jobs.

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2) What were the two processing centers used to register immigrants coming to America?

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Ellis Island and Angel Island

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3) Where did “old” immigrants originate from?

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Great Britian, Ireland, Germany.

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4) Where did “new” immigrants come from?

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Greece, Russia, Italy, Poland

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5) Why did native people in America discriminate against new immigrants?

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Native people in American discriminated against new immigrants because they fought for resources and jobs. They were worried immigrants would steal job opportunities.

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6) Explain why cities were destinations for immigrants.

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Cities were destinations for immigrants because cities had many job opportunities.

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7) Define Urbanization-

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Urbanization is the movements from farms to cities.

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8) Describe some problems found in American cities around 1900.

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Some problems were extreme overcrowding, lack of sanitation, and increase in crimes.

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9) How did some like Jane Addams help the poor as well as immigrants?

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Jane Addams helped the poor and immigrants by making a settlement home and provided beds, meals, and English classes to people so they can regulate to society.

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10) How did mass transit improve the lives of Americans living in cities?

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Mass transmit improved the lives of Americans by giving them a way of traveling and it prevented overcrowding on city streets.

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11) Why did the United States restrict immigration starting in 1882?

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The United States restricted immigration in 1882 because in 1882, the United States decided to pass the Chinese Exlusion Act.

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