| Term | Definition |
|---|
| job opportunities, immigration, specialized industries | the number one reason cities grew rapidly in the last 1800s |
| immigrants | "a struggle to survive" describes the condition of their lives in america |
| tenements | these run down apartment were found in crowded city slums |
| ghetto | the is the neighborhood or part of the city where people of similar ethnic backgrounds lived |
| problems that developed in growing cities | crime, pollution, lack of transportation, overcrowding, unsanitary conditions |
| push factors | reasons that drove people to leave their native countries |
| pull factors | reasons that attracted immigrants to come to the united states |
| steerage | cheapest part of the ship where most immigrants could afford to stay |
| northern and western Europe | "old" immigrants came from these regions of Europe (before 1880s) |
| southern and eastern Europe | "new" immigrants came from these regions of Europe (after 1880s) |
| Ellis Island | this is where many "new" European immigrants were processed before entering the US |
| Angel Island | this is where many Asian immigrants were processed before entering into the US |
| political machine | these organizations helped and took advantage of immigrants for their own political gain |
| statue of liberty | this symbol welcomed immigrants when they first entered the harbor in NY city |
| what is "they thought they would take their jobs"? | americans worried about the flood of immigrants because they feared immigrants would do this |
| Factories | when "new" immigrants came to america in the late 1800s, most of them found jobs here |
| african americans | this group of people moved from the rural south to cities in the north |
| contributions that immigrants brought to america | specialized farming techniques, food -clothing-customs, source of labor, ethnic neighboords |
| quota system | created by the government that limits the number of immigrants who can enter in the US |
| settlement houses | these buildings were set up to help the immigrants and poor people in the cities |
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