History Flashcards
(26 cards)
Ellis Island
Inspection station for immigrants arriving on the East coast
Angel Island
Inspection station for immigrants arriving on the West coast
Melting Pot
A mixture of different cultures and races who blended together
Nativism
Oblivious favoritism toward native born Americans
Chinese Exclusion Act
Act that limited Chines Immigration
Gentlemen’s Agreement
Agreement in which Japan agreed to limit unskilled workers from emigrating to the US, if US repealed the San Francisco segregation order
Urbanization
growth of cities
Americanization movement
program to assimilate people of wide ranging cultures into American culture
Tenement
multifamily urban dwelling
Social Stratifcation
Organization of people into social classes by wealth
Mass transit
transportation system designed to move large numbers of people along fixed routes
Social Gospel movement
movement that urged people to help the poor
Settlement house
community center that addressed problems in slum neighborhoods
Jane Addams
Social reformer who helped the poor, cofounder of Hull House
Social mobility
the ability of families or individuals to move into a higher social class
Political machine
a group that controlled a political party
Graft
illegal use of political influence for personal gain
Boss Tweed
Head of New York City’s powerful Democratic political machine
Patronage
the giving of government jobs to people who helped a candidate get elected
Civil Service
government administration
Rutherford B Hayes
19th President
Chester A Authur
21st President
James A Garfield
20th President
Pendleton Civil Service Act
Act that implemented merit system in civil service hiring
