Unit 4 pt. 1 Flashcards
island in New York Harbor that served as an immigration station for millions of immigrants arriving to the United States
Ellis Island
immigration station in San Francisco where most Asian immigrants passed through
Angel Island
a mixture of people from different cultures and races who blend togehter by abandoning their native cultures and languages
Melting Pot
favoring the interests of native-born people over foreign-born people
Chinese Exclusion Act
a 1907-1908 agreement by the government of japan to limit Japanese emigration to the united states
Gentlemen’s Agreement
the growth of cities
Urbanization
education program designed to help immigrants assimilate to American culture
Americanization Movement
a multifamily urban dwelling, usually overcrowded and unsanitary
Tenement
transportation systems designed to move large numbers of people along fixed routes
Mass Transit
a 19th century reform movement based on the belief that Christians have a responsibility to help improve working conditions and alleviate poverty
Social Gospel Movement
a community center providing assistance to residents - particularly immigrants- in a slum neighborhood
Settlement house
founded the Hull House in Chicago
Jane Adams
an organized group that controls a political party in a city and offers services to voters and businessesn in exchange for political and financial support
Political machine
Illegal use of political influence for personal gain
Graft
head of Tammany Hall
Boss Tweed
an officeholder’s power to appoint people - usually those who have helped him or her get elected - to positions in government
Patronage
the nonmilitary branches of government administration
Civil Service
Republican candidate who beat Tilden in the election of 1876
Rutherford B. Hayes
A Republican who won the 1880 election as a reformer
James A. Garfield
nominated by Republicans to be Garfields vice president- also supported Conkling
Chester A. Arthur
law, enacted in 1883, that established a bipartisan civil service commission to make appointments to government jobs by means of the merit system
Pendleton Civil Service Act
Democratic presidential candidate who won the election of 1884 after 28 years of Republican dominance
Grover Clevelend
Republican presidential candidate who ran against, and lost to Cleveland in the election of 1888
Benjamin Harrison
this architectural pioneer designed the “proud and soaring,” ten-story Wainwright building in St. Louis, Missouri
Louis Sullivan
