Immigration Flashcards
(19 cards)
old immigrants
Came mostly from northern and western Europe before the Civil War (before the 1890s). Came because of the gold rush and land grants.
new immigrants
Came mostly from southern and eastern Europe after the Civil War (1890s and after). Came for economic and job opportunities.
steerage
an area below a ship’s deck where steering
mechanisms were located
benevolent societies
These aid organizations offered immigrants help in cases of sickness, unemployment, or death.
tenements
poorly built, overcrowded apartment buildings
sweatshops
workplaces where workers had to work long hours with hot, unhealthy working conditions
Chinese Exclusion Act
bans Chinese people from immigrating to the United States for 10 years
mass transit
public transportation designed to move
many people
suburbs
residential neighborhoods outside of downtown areas
mass culture
leisure and cultural activities shared by many people
Joseph Pulitzer
wrote the New York World newspaper
William Randolph Hearst
published the New York Journal
department stores
giant retail shops
Frederick Law Olmsted
designed Central Park
Jacob Riis
a journalist and photographer who exposed the horrible conditions in New York tenements
settlement houses
neighborhood centers in poor areas that offered education, recreation, and social activities
Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr
they moved into a run-down building in a poor Chicago neighborhood and turned it into the Hull House
Hull House
the most famous settlement house of the period
Florence Kelly
was one important reformer at Hull House. She
visited sweatshops and wrote about the
problems there.
