Ch 7 Immigration and Urbanization Study Guide
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Name:____________________________________ Pd:____Date:______________Chapter 7: Immigration and the Gilded Age Study Guide1.Explain the significance of the introduction of steel in America. (what was it used for and why was it important?)2.Prior to 1880, most immigrants were from Northern and Western Europe (Old Immigrants), how did this trend change after 1880?3.Describe working condition for women during the Gilded Age. For Children.4.Identify 2 of Thomas Edison’s inventions and explain their impact on American society.a.b.5.What are political machines?6.What is graft?7.What are pull factors and give 3 examples.8.What are push factors and give 3 examples.9.William “Boss” Tweed oversaw what political machine? What city did he control?10. What tactics did Boss Tweed use to stay in power? 11.Who was Thomas Nast and how was he able to help bring down Boss Tweed?12.How were immigrants used by political machines?
13.What were the 2 entry points for immigrants during the Gilded Age and what groups came to each?14.If immigrants did not pass the medical test, what happened to them?15.What immigration law was passed during this time, what did it say and who did it impact?16.Why were Chinese and Japanese immigrants so discriminated against?17.What was urban life like during this time: a.Describe living conditions in tenements and the problems that came with it.b.What problems did cities have with increased Urbanization?18.What were settlement houses? Who started the one in Chicago and who did they support?19.What is government’s policy of Laisse-faire and how did it help political machines?20.What is nativism?21.What nativist group targeted Catholics?22.Why did Mark Twain term this era the Gilded Age?
23.What is patronage?24.How did the Pendleton Act stop the use of patronage? How did it strengthen government?25.What is a kickback and how does it help political machines?26.What is an ethnic city and give an example of one27.Who created the Gentleman’s Agreement and what did it say?28.Who was Jacob Riis what book did he write and what did he expose?29.What were some of the reasons so many young women died in the Triangle Shirtwaist fire?30.Why was President Garfield assassinated?