Historical context
Refers to events happening in a certain time period
Geographic context
Refers to the location of a particular area. Geographic factors can include climate and resources.
Primary source
Source of information created by someone at the event
Ellis island
Immigration center for east coast
Angel island
Immigration center for west coast
Push factor
Made people leave home country
Pull factor
Reason a person comes to the US
Open immigration
Letting everyone into a country
Nativists
Thought only native orbs should have rights
Cultural diversity
Having many ethnicities in one country
Melting pot
Cultures blend together
Mixing bowl
Cultures stay separate
Quota acts
Limited immigration
Visa
Legal document giving someone permission to stay in the US
Muckraker
Investigative journalist
Jacob Riis
Poverty book
Ida Tarbell
Wrote about standard oil
Upton Sinclair
Wrote about meatpacking
Lincoln Steffens
Wrote about political machines
Thomas Nast
Exposed Boss Tweed
Union
Group of workers who work for better conditions
19th amendment
Gave women right to vote
Child labor
Children working instead of receiving an education
Compulsory education
Required children to go to school
Primary
Picking parties candidates
Recall
Taking someone out of office
Referendum
Allows voters to vote on law
NAACP
Worked for rights for blacks
Settlement house
Serviced the poor
Suffragist
Someone who fights for the right to vote
Isolationism
Avoiding external affairs
Imperialism
Taking over territories