Module 4 - Immigration and Urbanization

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Located in New York Harbor, this became the dominant immigration processing center on the East Coast.

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Ellis Island

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Located in San Francisco Bay, was the major immigration processing center on the West Coast. Many Asian immigrants were processed here.

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Angel Island

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A mixture of people of different cultures and races who blend together by abandoning their native languages and customs.

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Melting pot

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Overt favoritism toward native-born Americans. This movement gave rise to anti-immigrant groups and led to a demand for immigration restrictions.

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Nativism

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In 1882, Congress closed the door on Chinese immigration for ten years by passing the ____________Act. This act banned entry to all Chinese except students, teachers, merchants, tourists, and government officials.

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Chinese Exclusion Act

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The growth of cities.

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Urbanization

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Designed to assimilate people of wide ranging cultures into the dominant culture.

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Americanization Movement

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A type of multifamily urban housing that was often unsanitary and crowded.

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Tenements

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Major innovations in Mass Transit that dramatically impacted cities: "El's" or "L's", Trolly cars, Subways

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all of the above

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Community centers in low income neighborhoods that provided assistance to people in the area, especially immigrants.

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Settlement Houses