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19 Cards in this Set
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old immigrants
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-immigrants that came to the united states from 1800 to 1880
-most were protestants from northwestern Europe |
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new immigrants
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- came in 1891, 1910,
-from southern or eastern Europe |
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steerage
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below the deck, the lower levels of a ship, near the steering mechanisms
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Benevolent Societies
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religious and nonreligious aid organizations to help immigrants in cases of sickness, unemployment, and death.
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Denis Kearney
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The leader of the Workingmen's Party of California
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Chinese Exclusion Act
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denied citizenship to people born in China and prohibited the immigration of Chinese laborers
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Immigration Restriction League
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founded by wealthy Bostonians in 1894 to impose literacy tests on all immigrants
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Grover Cleveland
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President at the time
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skyscrapers
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large, multistory buildings
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Elisha Otis
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developed a mechanized elevator in 1852
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mass transit
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included forms of public transportation sush as electric computer trains, subways, and trolley cars
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suburbs
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residential neighborhoods on the outskirts of a city
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nouveau riche
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french term meaning "newly rich"
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conspicuous consumption
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spending great wealth freely so that everyone would know how successful they were
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tenements
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poorly built apartment buildings
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settlement houses
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community service centers in poor neighborhoods
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Jane Addams
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was at forefront of the American settlement house movement
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Janie Porter Barrett
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founded one of the first African American settlement houses in Hampton, Virginia
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Social Gospel
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called for people to apply Christian principles to address social problems
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