Reviewing Chapter 15
Immigration & Urbanization
United States History & Government
11th Grade Boys & Girls
Al-Madinah School
March 24, 2016
Names and Terms
 Annex:
another
 To incorporate a territory  Eligible:
into an existing country
 Qualified to do something
 Bribe:
 an illegal payment for a
favor
 Contagious:
 spreading to tending to
spread from one person to
 Emigration:
 The act of leaving a
country to settle in another
 Immigrate:
 to enter and settle in a new
country
 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.
 Civil Service:
 Government Jobs
 Ellis Island:
 Nativism:
 Favoring people born
in America over the
ones immigrated.
 an Island in New York
 Patronage:
Harbor.
 giving special favor in
 Angel Island:
return for another
 An Island in the San
favor.
Francisco Bay.
Answer the following questions:
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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?
Answer the following questions
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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?
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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?
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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?
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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