1. Reviewing Chapter 15 Immigration & Urbanization
United States History & Government
11th Grade Boys & Girls
Al-Madinah School
June 25, 2018

2. Names and Terms
Annex: To incorporate a territory into an existing country
Bribe: an illegal payment for a favor
Contagious: spreading to tending to spread from one person to another
Eligible: Qualified to do something
Emigration: The act of leaving a country to settle in another
Immigrate: to enter and settle in a new country

3. Graft: illegal use of political influence for personal gain
Kickback: Illegal payment
Persecution: The act of oppressing or treating badly
Prejudice: A judgment formed without knowledge of the facts.
Salvation: deliverance from evil, the act of being saved.
Turmoil: extreme unrest and commotion
Mass transit: Public transportation system designed to transport a large number of people along fixed routes.

4. Chinese Exclusion Act: Gentleman's Agreement Social Gospel Movement
Civil Service: Government Jobs
Ellis Island: an Island in New York Harbor.
Angel Island: An Island in the San Francisco Bay.
Nativism: Favoring people born in America over the ones immigrated.
Patronage: giving special favor in return for another favor.
Chinese Exclusion Act:
Gentleman's Agreement
Social Gospel Movement

5. Settlement House
Hall House of Chicago by Jane Addams
Patronage
Row Houses
Stalwart
Tammany Hall
Tenements
Boss Tweed
Americanization Movement
Pendleton Civil service Act (Merit Based System)

6. Answer the following questions:
Which Term refers to mixture of different cultures living together?
Which term refers to a reform program that urged the Christians to help the lives of the poor?
Who was the founder of Chicago’s Hull House?
Who was one of the most powerful political bosses and the head of a NYC political machine?
Which Term Refers to the Giving of government jobs to people who had helped a candidate get elected?

7. Answer the following questions
Immigrants arriving on the East Coast in the late 1800s gained entry into the U.S. through _________________.
A _____________ was a multifamily urban dwelling
A __________ job is one in government administration
Many growing cities developed ______ systems to alleviate transportation challenges
Favoritism toward native-born American is called ___________.

8. Homework What difficulties did immigrants face in the united states?
What problems did rapid growth pose for cities?
Why were immigrants such strong supporters of political machines? Explain
What problem did the patronage system create?
What new problem did the civil service reform (Pendleton Civil Service Act) create?

9. Extended Response Questions
Why did immigrants come to the United States during the late 1800s and Early 1900s?
Conditions in immigrants home countries
Opportunities in America
Causes of the success of Political Machines in the late 1800s
Relationship with immigrants
Services provided by political machines to people
Power and influence of the members of the Political Machines

10. What Factors led to the urbanization during the last half of the 19th century?
The need of the new immigrants
New inventions and their impacts
Conveniences offered by the cities