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| New York Harbor was the gateway for millions of immigrants to the United States as the site of the nation's busiest immigration station from 1892 to 1954 |
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| From 1910 to 1940, the Angel Island Immigration Station processed approximately 1 million Asian immigrants entering into the US, leading to it sometimes being referred to as "The Ellis Island of the West |
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| the term used to describe the influence of the United States of America on the culture, or language, of other countries |
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| Large poorly kept houses where people settled so they could work |
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| was a founder of the U.S. Settlement House movement, and the second woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. |
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| a Protestant Christian intellectual movement that was most prominent in the late 19th century and early 20th century. The movement applied Christian ethics to social problems, especially justice, inequality, liquor, crime, racial tensions, slums, bad hygiene, child labor, weak labor unions, poor schools, and the danger of war. |
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| the era of rapid economic and population growth in the United States during the post-Civil War and post-Reconstruction eras of the late 19th century |
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| a disciplined political organization in which an authoritative boss or small group commands the support of a corps of supporters (usually campaign workers), who receive rewards for their efforts |
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| an American politician most famous for his leadership of Tammany Hall, the Democratic Party political machine that played a major role in the politics of 19th century New York. |
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| Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act |
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| established the United States Civil Service Commission, which placed most federal government employees on the merit system and marked the end of the so-called spoils system |
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| a fraternal organization for American farmers that encourages farm families to band together for their common economic and political well-being |
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| a federal law designed to regulate the monopolistic railroad industry. The Act required that railroads publicize shipping rates and charge no more for short hauling than for long hauling |
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| state and local laws in the United States enacted between 1876 and 1965. They mandated racial segregation in all public facilities, with a supposedly "separate but equal" status for black Americans |
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| a landmark United States Supreme Court decision in the jurisprudence of the United States, upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation even in public accommodations (particularly railroads), under the doctrine of "separate but equal |
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| extrajudicial punishment carried out by a mob, usually by hanging in order to intimidate, control, or otherwise manipulate a population of people, however large or small |
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| an American political leader, educator, orator and author. He was the dominant figure in the African American community in the United States |
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