11th - US History - Chpt 15, 16, 17.1/17.2 Flashcards
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Through which place did immigrants arriving on the west coast pass through before entry to the United States? A. Angel Island B. Ellis Island C. Hawaii D. Mexico
A. Angel Island
By the 1870s almost all immigrants traveled by A. carriage B. clipper ship C. steamship D. train
C. steamship
Identify which of the following is true about what many immigrants did when they arrived in the U.S.
A. Built churches
B. Published newspapers in their native languages
C. Found neighborhoods of people with their cultural values
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
Where is Angel Island located? A. New York B. San Francisco C. Boston D. Los Angeles
B. San Francisco
Which term refers to overt favoritism towards native born Americans? A. emigration B. golden door C. melting pot D. nativism
D. nativism
Why did Native-born people dislike immigrants? A. Took jobs at lower wages B. Unfamiliar culture C. Spoke different languages D. All of the above
D. All of the above
The main goal of the Chinese Exclusion act was:
A. create segregated classrooms
B. decrease Chinese immigration
C. settle a disagreement between China and the United States
D. stop Chinese Americans from attending school in the U.S.
B. decrease Chinese immigration
What is a melting pot?
A. Mixture of people from different cultures and races that abandon their native customs
B. A pot that you melt food in
C. People from the “desired” countries immigrating to the U.S.
D. None of the above
A. Mixture of people from different cultures and races that abandon their native customs
The Gentlemen's agreement A. decreased Japanese immigration B. resulted in segregated classrooms C. caused anti-American rioting in Japan D. prohibited aliens from working in industrial jobs
A. decreased Japanese immigration
What is an example of nativism?
A. Hiring someone who is native born to the U.S.
B. Hiring someone who immigrated to the U.S.
A. Hiring someone who is native born to the U.S.
Which group of immigrants do you think faced the greater challenges in entering the United States?
A. European
B. Asian
Asian - greater language barrier with few prior settlers, looked much different than most “native” Americans, different foods and culture made them stand out more
Why were the British, German and Scandinavians “favored” over immigrants from other countries by the Immigration Restrictions League?
A. seen as favoring change in conditions and new ideas
B. Culture and language were understood by native born Americans
C. Religious beliefs were Jewish and Roman Catholic
D. All of the above
B. Culture and language were understood by native born Americans
T/F
Congress passed a bill that required a literacy test for immigrants to take, however, President Cleveland vetoed it
True
Which of the following is true about Ellis Island?
A. Processed tens of thousands of immigrants
B. Was open for three years
C. Included a hospital so immigrants could be checked for diseases
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
What made Ellis Island confusing for the immigrants?
- didn’t understand English in many cases
- thought that x-ray machines were taking pictures of them naked
What types of questions were asked at Ellis Island?
- where the immigrant came from
- whether they had any diseases
The row house was a new type of housing that conserved space by
A. rising ten or more stories high
B. sharing side walls with other buildings
C. combining air vents with trash disposal areas
D. enclosing a park shared by several buildings
B. sharing side walls with other buildings
What trends led to urbanization?
A. loss of jobs on farms due technology improvements
B. available jobs in cities due to industrialization
C. lower cost of living in the cities
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
What was a settlement house?
Community centers in slum areas that provided assistance to the people in those areas especially immigrants
Helped immigrants to “settle in”.
What were tenements?
Huge apartment buildings with very crowded and dirty conditions.
One family residences occupied by 2-3 families. They were overcrowded and unsanitary.
Why did Europeans come to the United States?
Why did Chinese people come to the United States?
Both driven by poverty and persecution. Rising populations in their countries and scarcity of jobs.
What was Plessy vs Ferguson about? What precedent did it set?
Who was Homer Plessy?
Who was John Ferguson?
Plessy vs Ferguson allowed segregation of races as long as there was equal access to services
What is urbanization?
What drove urbanization?
What problems were caused by urbanization
Urbanization is a movement to live in the cities
- driven by jobs in big cities, lost jobs on farms, and immigration
- Problems. Working conditions - poor conditions, long hours
Living conditions - Crime, fire,housing, water, transit, and sanitation under strain
What was the 14th amendment about?
What were Jim Crow laws? Who was Jim Crow?
14th amendment
Jim Crow laws - segregated public and private facilities
Jim Crow was a satire performance making fun of Andrew Jackson’s policies. Also a song - Jump Jim Crow
Segregation -
