Day 4 Part 2

The time from 1870 - 1890 is known as the....

• Antebellum Period

• Gilded Age

• Stone Age

• Age of Rockafeller

Who are the "new immigrants" and where exactly are these people coming from?

• Immigrants from 1865 - 1914

• Immigrants from 1812 - 1845

• South and Eastern Europe (Italy, Poland, Russia)

• North and Western Europe (GB, France, Spain)

• Central Asia (Mongolia, China, Tibet)

Why are immigrants coming to America in the first place?

• Anywhere has to be better than where they are coming from!

• America is the land of opportunity, you can get a job and maybe be rich

• They are escaping dictators in their home countries

• Its just where the boat dropped them off, so now they are here

As an immigrant from Europe, you would come to what island? And, what would be the first thing you would see?

• Angel Island

• Ellis Island

• Hawaiian Island

• Statue of Liberty

• Empire State Building

Ethnic groups then chose to settle in their own neighborhoods... this is known as what type of segregation

• De Facto

• De Jure

• De Plane

• De Segregation

match the following

• Asian Immigrants, in CA

• European Immigrants

• Mostly Chinese

• Angel Island

• Italy, Poland, Russia, German

• Asian Immigrants

• European Immigrants, in NY

• Ellis Island

"America is only for Americans!" This would be a slogan that would be used by people who believe in what?

• Nativism

• Isolationism
• Globalism
• Multiculturalism

What did the Chinese Exclusion act of 1882 do, specifically?

• The act specifically banned Chinese laborers from entering the United States.
• The act provided citizenship to Chinese immigrants already in the U.S.
• The act allowed Chinese laborers to enter the United States freely.
• The act focused on regulating trade between China and the U.S.

What exactly does a city offer you, that you cannot get in the rural South during the 1890's - 1910's?

• Better Pay

• Entertainment

• Factory Job

• Modern Plumbing

• Peace and Quiet

Which of the following would be an example of mass public transportation, that would be found in a city?

• Subways

• Cabs

• Cable Cars

• Trolley

• Horse and Buggy