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Urban Society

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By the 1900’s where would immigrants most likely to live?

Tenements

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Jane Addams's Hull House was established for the purpose of

helping the poor, especially for immigrants.

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Immigrants arriving in New York registered at government centers on...

Ellis Island

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Americans who opposed (were against) immigration were part of the...

Nativist Movement

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What was an apartment building in a poor, run-down urban neighborhood (city) was called?

Tenement

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States received land from the Federal Government. The states would then sell this land. What would the states do with this money?

Land-Grant Colleges

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William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer practiced what kind of journalism?

Yellow

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How did immigrants arrive into the United States?

They had no money so they purchased the cheapest boat tickets.

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Booker T. Washington opened the Tuskegee Institute to...

give African Americans a chance to get an education.

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How did education progress in the late 1800’s?

Go to school for only 4 year to longer. More High Schools opened/Colleges and Universities

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City conditions in the late 1800’s were

Dirty, with garbage and manure in the streets that caused the spread of disease.

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In 1882, The Chinese Exclusion Act set out to...

prohibit Chinese workers from entering the United States.

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Assimilate

To become a part of (take in) American culture.

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Realism

This movement focused on the use of real people in art and in writing.

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Regionalism

This movement focused on one specific area. This can be done by writing, painting or used in politics.

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Vaudeville

A variety show that consisted of comedy, singing, dancing, and magic acts.

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