City Life ImmigrantsScandalsPresidents Immigrant Challenges

Cartoonist who helped bring down Tammany Hall

Thomas Nast

Founder of Hull House

Jane Addams

Overcrowded/unsanitary living quarters

Tenements

This provided help to immigrants with naturalization, health care ect…

Settlement Houses

Americanization movement

Assimilation

Known for its’ friendly volunteers assistance to Europeans

Ellis Island

Entry Point for Asians

Angel Island

Group came from Southwest to escape political turmoil

Mexicans

Region of Europe “Old Immigrants” came from

North and Western Europe

Region of Europe “New Immigrants came from

Eastern and Southern Europe

Leader of political machine known as Tammany Hall

Boss Tweed

All Powerful Organization/Used Illegal Tactics to secure votes

Political Machine

Using Fake Names to Vote

Voter Fraud

Illegal Use of Political Office for Person Gain ie: accepting $

Graft / Bribe

1 st /2 nd Generation Immigrant held this Position in political Machine

Precinct Captain

Assassinated in Washington D.C. by Stalwart supporter

James A Garfield

1 st Reform President

Rutherford B. Hays

This President won election because he Supported Higher Tariffs

Benjamin Harrison

This political group supported the spoils system

Stalwarts

President who supported Lower Tariffs/Elected Twice non- consecutively

Grover Cleveland

Overt favoritism to native born Americans

Nativism

Limited immigration to only students, teachers, professionals, government officials

Chinese Exclusion Act

Main reason African-Americans left the South

Lack of work on Farms

Limited unskilled workers in exchange of repeal of S.F. segregation laws

Gentleman’s Agreement

Bill passed requiring literacy tests

Immigration Restriction League