Chapter -? Tenements.

Question 1

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Third-class accommodations on a steamship, which were usually overcrowded and dirty

Answer 1

Steerage

Question 2

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Agreement where Japan agreed to stop issuing passports

Answer 2

Gentleman’s Agreement

Question 3

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Belief that native-born white Americans are superior to newcomers

Answer 3

Nativism

Question 4

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The most notorious slum in the United States, located in New York City

Answer 4

Five Points

Question 5

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Ten-story and taller building made with steel frames

Answer 5

Skyscrapers

Question 6

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Multistory building divided into apartments to house s many families as possible

Answer 6

Tenement

Question 7

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Architect who designed the first skyscraper

Answer 7

William le baron Jenney

Question 8

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To be absorbed into main culture of society.

Answer 8

Assimilation

Question 9

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Island where European immigrants were processed

Answer 9

Ellis Island

Question 10

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Island where Asian immigrants were processed

Answer 10

Angel Island

Question 11

Essay

For Each area describe who the immigrants were and what they were like. 1. Up to 1840;s 2. 1840’s 3. 1870’s

Answer 11

1. Up to 1840’s They were Northern and Western protestants who had skills and money. They moved to rural areas. 2. 1840’s They were poor, unskilled Germans and Irish Catholics who settled on farms. 3. 1870’s They were poor, unskilled Catholics and Jews who settled in cities.

Question 12

Essay

What were the conditions like in the cities and what were some steps they took to better these condition?

Answer 12

Conditions in the city were dirty, dangerous and full of disease. There was a lot of violence and gangs. To help with this, police and firefighters were instituted. Electric street lights were also used.