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19 Cards in this Set
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What were the two main types of immigrants and where were they from?
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Old Immigrants- North and West Europe
New Immigrants- East and South Europe |
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What were the two reasons for coming to america and define them?
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Push Factors- Famine ; problems at home
Pull Factors- Land of opportunities |
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Name the two ports of entry into america?
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Ellis Island
Angel Island |
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What was the name of the anti immigrant movement?
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Natavist Movement
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What two acts did congress pass in order to reduce immigration ?
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Chinese Exclusion Act
Immigration Act |
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What three things spurred rapid growths in cities?
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Immigrants; African Americans; Rural americans move for jobs
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Name two problems of the cities and two improvements that helped solve these problems?
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Over crowding and health problems; Religious groups; Settlement houses
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To incerease higher education the government gave frree grounf to states to start schools; name the program?
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Land Grant Colleges
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Name the most prestigious of the HBC's?
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Howard Uni.
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What was the distinctivly american form of literature during this time period?
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realism
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What controlled the government?
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political parties and machines
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What was a problem with the government?
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Kickbacks; personal profit
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who was the worst when it came to personal profit from the people?
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Boss Tweed
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What establishes civil service ?
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Pendleton Act
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What is the Interstate commerce act?
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forces railroads to charge fair/reasonable rates?
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What does the the Interstate commerce act create?
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Interstate commerce commission
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What do voters demand?
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More Say In Governmant
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What is the Oregon System?
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Initiative
Referendum Recall |
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What is the Seventeenth Amnedment?
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Direct Elect of senators to the goernment.
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