Immigration review Flashcards
Urban
City (NYC)
Suburban
Open area (Bethpage)
Rural
Open land, farm land
Urbanization-
movement from farms to cities
Push factors
1) Overcrowding
2) Loss of jobs
3) Political/ religious persecution
4) Revolution
5) Famine- Ireland in the 1840’s
Pull factors
1) Promise of freedom and a better life
2) Some had family in America
3) Job availability in factories
Chinese Exclusion Act
Chinese workers not allowed into the U.S.
-Chinese living in the U.S. aren’t allowed out
Gentleman’s agreement
Japan promised to stop sending workers to the U.S.. If an Asian person was already in the U.S., their family could come.
Old immigrants
From Northern/ Western Europe
-Many already spoke English
-German, British, Irish
-Easier time assimilating
-Irish didn’t get along well because they were Catholic
Literacy test
Immigrants must pass a reading test in their own language
-prevented poor immigrants from South/ Eastern Europe
New immigrants
Southern/ Eastern Europe
-No english
-Poland, Italy, Greece, Russia
-Most had issues assimilating into America
-Different languages, religions, and cultures
Newest immigrants
-The transformation of the U.S. -Mexico, India, China
Steerage
Cheapest part of the boat to travel to U.S.
-Bad because this led to people getting diseases
Vaudeville
Variety show with comedians, songs, and dances
Settlement House
Community center set up to help the poor.
-offered clean beds, meals, and English classes.
Assimilation
How well you blend in (Old immigrants got along well but New immigrants didnt)
Nativist
feared immigrants would take jobs and favored native born Americans.
Brooklyn Bridge
A suspension bridge connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn in New York City, completed in 1883. Built by the Roeblings.
Skyscrapers
Tall, multi-story buildings usually in urban areas
Quotas
Certain amount of people that are allowed in the U.S.
Melting Pot
Theory that when immigrants came to the U.S. they would connect (EX: Food)
Ragtime
Scott Joplin
Jane Addams
Started the Hull House
Roeblings
Built Brooklyn Bridge
Jacob Riis
Published photos of tenement homes for people to see. Showed people the truth
Building Code
Rules workers needed to follow while building buildings so they were safe.
Ethnic Group
Your ethnicity
Trolley Car
A car with a wire connected to a cable running on tracks laid in city streets.
Mass Transit
Transportation like buses and subways. Fast transportation
Subway
An underground urban railway system used for mass transit
Tenement
Poorly maintained and typically housing immigrants and the poor.
1) Name two specific factors that caused immigrants to come to the United States.
Overcrowding and loss of jobs.
2) What were the two processing centers used to register immigrants coming to America?
Ellis Island and Angel Island
3) Where did “old” immigrants originate from?
Great Britian, Ireland, Germany.
4) Where did “new” immigrants come from?
Greece, Russia, Italy, Poland
5) Why did native people in America discriminate against new immigrants?
Native people in American discriminated against new immigrants because they fought for resources and jobs. They were worried immigrants would steal job opportunities.
6) Explain why cities were destinations for immigrants.
Cities were destinations for immigrants because cities had many job opportunities.
7) Define Urbanization-
Urbanization is the movements from farms to cities.
8) Describe some problems found in American cities around 1900.
Some problems were extreme overcrowding, lack of sanitation, and increase in crimes.
9) How did some like Jane Addams help the poor as well as immigrants?
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.
10) How did mass transit improve the lives of Americans living in cities?
Mass transmit improved the lives of Americans by giving them a way of traveling and it prevented overcrowding on city streets.
11) Why did the United States restrict immigration starting in 1882?
The United States restricted immigration in 1882 because in 1882, the United States decided to pass the Chinese Exlusion Act.
