Immigration/Urbanization Flashcards
Push Factors
conditions that drive people from their homes.
Pull Factors
conditions that attract immigrants to a new area.
Ellis Island
New York, immigrants were mostly from Europe.
Angel Island
San Francisco, California, immigrants were mostly from Asian countries.
Nativists
people who wanted to limit immigration
Chinese Exclusion Act
Barred Chinese laborers from entering the country. In addition, no Chinese person who left the U.S. could return.
Urbanization
the movement of a population from farms to cities.
Skyscrapers
tall buildings with many floors and lightweight steel frame construction.
Suburbs
residential areas outside or near the city.
Settlement Houses
community centers that offered services to the poor.
Services Offered
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, farm machines were replacing workers, political or religious persecution, political unrest.
What were some pull factors?
Jobs, Land, Religion, Promise of Freedom
What were services offered in the settlement houses?
taught classes in American government and English, gave instruction on health care, provided nurseries for children and provided recreational activities.
Tenements
buildings divided into many tiny apartments.
Where did immigrants live when they moved to the big city?
Two thirds of immigrants settled in cities near other people form the same country. Sidewalks rang with their languages , cooked foods form their country, and celebrate their holidays.
Assimilation
is the process of becoming part of another culture.
Anarchist
is a person who opposes all forms of government.
Compulsory Education
laws that required children to attend school, up to sixth grade.
What did people learn in school?
The three Rs: reading, writing and arithmetic.
Realists
tried to show the harsh side of life as it was.
Mark Twain
most popular author of that time period.
Why caused newspapers boom?
The spread of education made people be able to read more, so newspapers were sold more.
Joseph Pulitzer
owned the New York World. To win readers he slashed prices and added comic strips.
