Cities, Immigration, Populism

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Most European immigrants arrived in New York harbor and processed at

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Ellis Island

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Chinese and other Asian immigrants crossed the Pacific Ocean arriving in San Francisco Bay and were processed at

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Angel Island

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What immigrants were often unskilled, Catholics or Jewish likely to settle in cities rather than on farms?

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New Immigrants

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What act prohibited immigration by Chinese laborers, limited the civil rights of Chinese immigrants -forbid naturalization of Chinese residents?

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Chinese Exclusion Act

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a belief that native-born white Americans were superior to new comers

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Nativism

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What are these examples of: persecution, economic hardship, lack of jobs, war?

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"push" factors

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An organization that attracted about a million members- focused providing education on new farming techniques, call for regulations on railroads and grain elevator rate

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Grange

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A society in which people of different nationalities assimilate to form one culture

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Melting Pot

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This is an organization usually controlled by a strong leader or "boss" that gets citizens to vote for its candidates on election day. People work for the machine in exchange for political favors or rewards.

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Political Machine

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How were cities built to conserve space?

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Skyscrapers were built, Tenements apartments were built, Buildings were built in unique shapes.