1. Politics, Immigration, & Urban Life 1870-1915
Assessment Review
HSCE & 6.1.3

2. The Interstate Commerce Act outlawed…
The Interstate Commerce Act outlawed…. Railroads giving special rates to some customers over others

3. 1. Increased circulation of money 2. unlimited minting of silver
The Populist platform included what provisions?
1. Increased circulation of money
2. unlimited minting of silver
***3. Progressive Income Tax
4. Govt. ownership of communication & transportation systems

4. He was an early industrialist who owned U.S. Steel
Who was Andrew Carnegie and what was his business?
He was an early industrialist who owned U.S. Steel

5. In what way did railroads contribute to the United States becoming a major industrial power?
They connected the communications, transportation, & trade systems of the U.S. from coast to coast

6. Why were major urban centers, in the 1800s, experiencing huge growth?
A huge wave of immigration caused the cities to experience major growth

7. What was a major change in the pattern of immigrants coming to the U.S. in the late 1800s?
At first, from , immigrants came from northwestern & central European countries (Germany, Gr. Br., Ireland)
Then, from , people from central, southern, eastern Europe & the Middle East were immigrating

8. Between 1840 and 1900, what attracted most immigrants to the U.S.?
jobs, employment

9. Why did immigrants settle into divided neighborhoods
Why did immigrants settle into divided neighborhoods? (Divided into separate ethnic groupings)
Immigrants preferred to live in divided neighborhoods b/c of the comfort of familiar language and traditions of their homeland

10. In the late 1800s, what was the main port of entry into the United States?
New York City, New York

11. Jobs, working on the railroads
What attracted Asians to the United States in the 1800s?
Jobs, working on the railroads

12. What was the Gentlemen’s Agreement, in 1907?
To ease Japanese immigrants’ frustration, San Francisco ended its school segregation policy against Japanese students IF Japan would cease the sending of Japanese laborers to the U.S.

13. What did city political machines do for immigrants that resulted in most immigrants supporting political machines?
Political machines provided jobs for immigrants in exchange for votes and support

14. Hard work & determination
What did it take for many immigrants to succeed in the United States?
Hard work & determination

15. During the early 1900s, how did cities change?
Cities grew upward & outward---bigger buildings, more area (b/c of rise in population) and more modern technologies, e.g. elevated trains, trolleys, cable cars

16. Who was William Marcy Tweed & why is he historically important?
He was “Boss” Tweed of New York’s Tammany Hall—a powerful N.Y. political machine

17. Why did people move from rural areas to urban areas?
Jobs! Many crops died out, industry jobs paid more, and factory work was easier to find

18. In the early 1900s, what were the conditions like in urban areas?
Horrible—overcrowded, poor sanitation, disease ridden, unsafe living conditions

19. What was the Hull House? It was a settlement house, in Chicago, where workers helped immigrants with job assistance, and any number of needs that immigrants required

20. The nativists had what as their main objective?
The nativists were anti-immigration and favored native born Americans over immigrants in positions of wealth & power

21. What was the goal of the social gospel and settlement movement
What was the goal of the social gospel and settlement movement? The gospel movement sought to improve immigrants’ and society’s lives through the application of the gospel (Jesus’s teachings) The settlement movement was the way in which young, educated men & women put the gospel into action