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WorksheetsAn Urban Society
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins
A nativist was a person who
believed in native Americans becoming a powerful group.
believed that immigrants will make this country a better place.
believed that immigrants shouldn't be allowed into the country.
believed in helpful to immigrants.
Many immigrants were processed when they came to the US in a place called
Trachoma Alley.
New York City.
Ellis Island.
Lowell, Massachusetts.
Tenements were:
run-down and often overcrowded apartment like houses
luxurious living quarters
single family homes
apartments with a 3 BR 2 bath layout
The idea that immigrants would become part of the larger American culture by giving up their native language and traditions was
Nativism
Assimilation
Subculture
Exclusion
What was the point of view of the Nativists?
They thought immigrants helped the country by creating a diverse culture.
They feared immigrants would take away jobs or drive down wages by working for lower pay.
They feared that immigrants would make the economy better.
They were excited that immigrants were coming into the country and thought they would help improve the economy.
The goal of these places was to help urban poor and immigrants living in the slums of the cities
Settlement Houses
Poor Houses
Tenement Houses
Immigrant Salvation Houses
A place in large cities where people get assistance with social problems and challenges related to urban life.
Settlement House
Tenement
Skyscraper
Land-Grant College
A very tall building with many stories
Settlement House
Skyscraper
Tenement
Vaudeville
A building in which several families rent rooms or apartments, often with little sanitation or safety.
Skyscraper
Tenement
Land-Grant College
Slum
State colleges funded by the the sale of lands given to states by the Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890.
Vaudeville
Land-Grant College
Yellow Journalism
Recruit
A type of theatrical show, with dancing, singing, comedy, and magic acts.
Ragtime
Jass
Vaudeville
Emigrate
A type of music characterized by syncopation in the melody.
Ragtime
Jazz
Hip Hop
Swing
To leave one's country or homeland and settle in another.
Yellow Journalism
Emigrate
Urban
Slum
A type of journalism based on sensational stories that exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news to attract readers.
Ragtime
Vaudeville
Spectator Sport
Yellow Journalism
An American music style combining work songs, gospel music, spirituals, and African rhythms.
Rap
Swing
Ragtime
Jazz
People who share a common culture or heritage.
Immigrant
Emigrate
Ethnic Group
Middle Class
A sport played for the entertainment of spectators watching in their free time.
Vaudeville
Spectator Sport
Nickelodeon
Slum
Cramped quarters on a ship's lower decks for passengers paying the lowest fares.
Suburb
Steerage
Slum
Tenement
What was yellow journalism?
Stories that centered around the Yellow Kid comic.
Stories about child labor.
Stories written in yellow ink.
Exaggerated news stories to catch people's attention.
Why was education so important to the immigrants?
People needed to be taught to behave.
Child labor needed to end.
People needed to learn to become productive members of society.
Parents wanted children to be somewhere safe in the day.
A settlement house was more like
a community center that offered education and recreation in a needy area of a city.
a federal government program for the homeless.
tenement housing.
a recreational center for the upper class.
Urbanization is
the movement of people to the cities.
when the immigrants came to the US.
the growth of country.
emigrants becoming immigrants.
Some immigrants came to America for FREEDOM OF RELIGION
True
False
