US History II Immigration SOL 4b.

Front

__________________ were large, decrepit buildings which housed immigrants to the US.

Back

tenements

Front

Which group of immigrants came to the US due to a potato famine?

Back

Irish

Front

New technologies forced people from ____________ areas to the cities in search of jobs.

Back

rural

Front

_________________ was known for its meat packing industry.

Back

Chicago

Front

Neighborhoods where immigrants tended to settle in urban areas were known as ______________________.

Back

ghettos

Front

Who founded Hull House?

Back

Jane Addams

Front

___________________ offered job opportunities and shelter to immigrants in exchange for votes, and in many instances, bribes.

Back

political machines

Front

The ________________ who immigrated to the East Coast were instrumental in construction of the Transcontinental Railroad.

Back

Irish

Front

The growing steel industry during the Industrial Revolution in the US was centered in ______________________.

Back

Pittsburgh

Front

The head of the Tammany Hall political machine who virtually controlled New York through bribes and corruption was _______________________

Back

Boss Tweed