Chapter 21 Flashcards
(34 cards)
Name 5 reasons people would leave their home and move to another country.
Economic reasons
Overcrowding and poverty
Farmers could not own enough land to support themselves
Crop issues
Unfair laws were made against certain ethnic groups
What is the first thing an immigrant would have to do on the harsh travel to the US?
Travel to a port
How long did these journeys take?
12 days from Europe to American and several weeks from Asia to America
What were the cramped living quarters on the lower level of the ship called?
Steerage
What did immigrants have to do before entering the US?
Pass through government reception centers
Where did immigrants go when they first came to the US?
Ellis Island in the East and Angel Island in the West
Where is Angel Island located?
San Francisco
What would the United States do if they could not read or understand an immigrant’s last name?
They would shorten it or change it.
What questions would examiners ask? 3 points
If they had family in the US
Their occupation
Where they came from
What is another exam people were given?
They were given health exams and if they failed they would be denied citizenship
What was a challenge for an immigrant when coming to America?
Finding a job
How long would immigrants often have to work?
12 hour days 7 days a week
Where did most immigrants settle due to the fact they had no farmland?
In big cities
What group was formed in the 1800s and what were they for?
A nativist woman created a group that called for restrictions on immigration
What act did congress pass in 1882?
The Chinese exclusion act which prohibited Chinese workers from entering the United States for 10 years
What is an urban area?
Thickly populated city or town.
Why did people move to cities? 2 points
New farm equipment no longer needed as many people to work a farm
After the civil war, more African Americans began moving to cities in search of jobs
Which cities developed into huge meat-packing companies and why?
Chicago and Kansas City and because trains could easily bring cattle there
What city became the head of the steel industry?
Pittsburg
Which cities grew as trading seaports?
New York and San Francisco
What is a building where several families would live in a single room or an apartment?
A tenement
What is a poor rundown urban neighborhood?
A slum
What was the definition of the middle class?
Made and enjoyable comfortable but not in wealth
What are residential areas that sprang up outside of the city centers?
Suburbs
