05 Progressive Era

Which of the following could be a PUSH factor for immigrants moving to America?

• War in their homeland

• Jobs in America

• Religious freedom

• Freedom of Speech

Which of the following would be a pull factor for immigrants moving to America?

• Freedom of speech

• Not being able to find a job

• War

• Religious persecution

True or False: Most immigrants travelling to America were wealthy.

• True

• False

Where did 'New Immigrants' come from?

• Southern & Eastern Europe

• Northern & Western Europe

• Southeast Asia

• South America

Why did many immigrants live nearby people who also moved from their homeland?

• Made the transition to America easier.

• The U.S. government required immigrants to live in specific areas.

• Nativists forced immigrants to buy houses in specific locations.

• Immigrants wanted to live in the nicest and safest neighborhoods.

Process of holding onto old traditions while adapting to a new culture.

• Acculturation

• Prohibition

• Suffrage

• Temperance

Which of the following would be considered a ‘nativist’ belief?

• The different cultures and religions of immigrants will prevent them from blending into American culture.

• New types of foods that immigrants bring will be good for American restaurants.

• Immigrants will be good for the work force and help build American cities.

• Different cultures and religions will improve American churches.

Prevented Chinese from moving to America.

• Chinese Exclusion Act

• 19th Amendment

• Prohibition Act

• Temperance Act

The movement of people from farms to cities.

• Urbanization

• Immigration

• Acculturation

• Prohibition

Small apartment in a city slum, usually lacking appropriate living conditions.

• Tenement

• Temperance

• Urbanization

• Suffrage