Immigration/Urbanization Flashcards
Push Factor
A condition that drives people from their homes
Pull Factor
A condition that attracts people to a new area
Nativist
People who want to limit immigration
Chinese Exclusion Act
Barred Chinese labors from entering the country and couldn’t return if Chinese left
Ellis Island
New York, immigrants were mostly from Europe
Angel Island
San Francisco, California, immigrants were mostly from Asian countries
Urbanization
The movement of a population from farms to cities
Skyscrapers
Tall buildings with many floors and light weight steel frame construction
Suburbs
Residential areas outside or near the city
Building Codes
Set standards for construction
Social Gospel
Ministers called on their well to-do members to do their duty as Christians by helping society poor
Settlement Houses
Community centers that offered services to the poor
What services did settlement houses offer?
Taught classes in American government and English, gave instruction on health care, provided nurseries for children and provided recreational activities
What were some of the push factors?
Land was scarce, farms replacing workers
What were some of the pull factors?
Jobs, land, religion, promise of freedom
