Reviewing Chapter 15 Immigration & Urbanization

1. Reviewing Chapter 15Immigration & Urbanization United States History & Government 11th Grade Boys & Girls Al-Madinah School January 4, 2020

2. Names and Terms • Annex: To incorporate a territory into an existing country • Bribe: an illegal payment for a favor • Contagious: spreading to tending to spread from one person to another • Eligible: Qualified to do something • Emigration: The act of leaving a country to settle in another • Immigrate: to enter and settle in a new country

3. Graft: illegal use of political influence for personal gain • Kickback: Illegal payment • Persecution: The act of oppressing or treating badly • Prejudice: A judgment formed without knowledge of the facts. • Salvation: deliverance from evil, the act of being saved. • Turmoil: extreme unrest and commotion • Mass transit: Public transportation system designed to transport a large number of people along fixed routes.

4. Civil Service: Government Jobs • Ellis Island: an Island in New York Harbor. • Angel Island: An Island in the San Francisco Bay. • Nativism: Favoring people born in America over the ones immigrated. • Patronage: giving special favor in return for another favor. • Chinese Exclusion Act: • Gentleman's Agreement • Social Gospel Movement

5. Settlement House • Hall House of Chicago by Jane Addams • Patronage • Row Houses • Stalwart • Tammy Hall • Tenements • Boss Tweed • Americanization Movement • Pendleton Civil service Act (Merit Based System)

6. Answer the following questions: • Which Term refers to mixture of different cultures living together? • Which term refers to a reform program that urged the Christians to help the lives of the poor? • Who was the founder of Chicago’s Hull House? • Who was one of the most powerful political bosses and the head of a NYC political machine? • Which Term Refers to the Giving of government jobs to people who had helped a candidate get elected?

7. Answer the following questions • Immigrants arriving on the East Coast in the late 1800s gained entry into the U.S. through _________________. • A _____________ was a multifamily urban dwelling • A __________ job is one in government administration • Many growing cities developed ______ systems to alleviate transportation challenges • Favoritism toward native-born American is called ___________.

8. Homework • What difficulties did immigrants face in the united states? • What problems did rapid growth pose for cities? • Why were immigrants such strong supporters of political machines? Explain • What problem did the patronage system create? • What new problem did the civil service reform (Pendleton Civil Service Act) create?

9. Extended Response Questions • Why did immigrants come to the United States during the late 1800s and Early 1900s? • Conditions in immigrants home countries • Opportunities in America • Causes of the success of Political Machines in the late 1800s • Relationship with immigrants • Services provided by political machines to people • Power and influence of the members of the Political Machines

10. What Factors led to the urbanization during the last half of the 19th century? • The need of the new immigrants • New inventions and their impacts • Conveniences offered by the cities