Reviewing Chapter 15 Immigration & Urbanization

1. Reviewing Chapter 15Immigration & Urbanization United States History & Government 11th Grade Boys & Girls Al-Madinah School January 2, 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.

5. 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? • What was the main goal of Americanization movement?

6. 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 ___________. • What was row housing? • What were settlement houses? • What was tammany Hall?

7. 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? • Who were the stalwarts and progressives? • What was the main goal of Chinese exclusion act? • What was Pendleton Civil Service Act?

8. What was Social Gospel Movement? • What did Gentlemen’s Agreement try to achieve? • Who were the typical supporters of political Machine? • Which presidents try to reform civil service but failed to get Congressional support? • What caused president Garfield’s assassination? • Which president turned out to be a progressive, even though he was considered a conservative stalwart before presidency?

9. Extended response • Explain the causes of the rise of urbanization in the late 19th century. • Explain the causes of people’s emigration to the US from their home countries. • Explain the mutually beneficial relationship of the political machines and their constituents. • Explain the reasons why political machines were so successful in the late 1800s