Immigration review

Question 1

Urban

Answer 1

City (NYC)

Question 2

Suburban

Answer 2

Open area (Bethpage)

Question 3

Rural

Answer 3

Open land, farm land

Question 4

Urbanization-

Answer 4

movement from farms to cities

Question 5

Push factors

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Pull factors

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Chinese Exclusion Act

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Gentleman’s agreement

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Old immigrants

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Literacy test

Answer 10

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

Question 11

New immigrants

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Newest immigrants

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Steerage

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Vaudeville

Answer 14

Variety show with comedians, songs, and dances

Question 15

Settlement House

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Assimilation

Answer 16

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

Question 17

Nativist

Answer 17

feared immigrants would take jobs and favored native born Americans.

Question 18

Brooklyn Bridge

Answer 18

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

Question 19

Skyscrapers

Answer 19

Tall, multi-story buildings usually in urban areas

Question 20

Quotas

Answer 20

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

Question 21

Melting Pot

Answer 21

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

Question 22

Ragtime

Answer 22

Scott Joplin

Question 23

Jane Addams

Answer 23

Started the Hull House

Question 24

Roeblings

Answer 24

Built Brooklyn Bridge

Question 25

Jacob Riis

Answer 25

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

Question 26

Building Code

Answer 26

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

Question 27

Ethnic Group

Answer 27

Your ethnicity

Question 28

Trolley Car

Answer 28

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

Question 29

Mass Transit

Answer 29

Transportation like buses and subways. Fast transportation

Question 30

Subway

Answer 30

An underground urban railway system used for mass transit

Question 31

Tenement

Answer 31

Poorly maintained and typically housing immigrants and the poor.

Question 32

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

Answer 32

Overcrowding and loss of jobs.

Question 33

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

Answer 33

Ellis Island and Angel Island

Question 34

3) Where did “old” immigrants originate from?

Answer 34

Great Britian, Ireland, Germany.

Question 35

4) Where did “new” immigrants come from?

Answer 35

Greece, Russia, Italy, Poland

Question 36

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

Answer 36

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

Question 37

6) Explain why cities were destinations for immigrants.

Answer 37

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

Question 38

7) Define Urbanization-

Answer 38

Urbanization is the movements from farms to cities.

Question 39

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

Answer 39

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

Question 40

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

Answer 40

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.

Question 41

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

Answer 41

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

Question 42

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

Answer 42

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