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Immigrants and Urbanization
history 10 honors
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10th Grade
10/14/2012

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Ellis Island
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In the New York Harbor. 20% of immigrants were detained for a day or more. Only 2% were denied entry.
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Angel Island
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Asians primarily chinese came to here in san francisco. the immirgants here experienced harsh questioning and months in dirty buldings so then they can figure out whether they are going to be admitted or rejected.
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Melting pot
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a mixture of people of different cultures and races who blended together by abandoning their native languages and customs.
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Nativism
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favoring the interest of native-born people over foreign-born people
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Chinese Exclusion Act
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banned entry to all chinese except students, teachers, merchants, tourists, and government officials. repealed in 1943
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Gentlemens agreement
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1907-1908 Japan's government agreed to limit emigration    of unskilled workers to the u.s. in exchange for the repeal of the San Francisco segregation order.
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Urbanization
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the growth of cities mostly in regions of the northeast and midwest due to emigration.
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Americanization movement
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education program designed to help immigrants assimilate to american culture.
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tenement
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crowded and unsanitary multifamily, urban dwellings. found in urban places.
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mass transit
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transportation system designed to move large number of people along certain routes. made it easy for workers to get to their jobs.
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Social Gospel movement
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preached the idea of salvation through service to the poor. many 19 century reformers responded to it and helped the urban poor.
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settlement house
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founded by charles stover and stanton coit in New York city in 1886. community centers found in slum neighborhoods. it provided assistance to people in the area especially immigrants. many settlement workers lived in these houses just so they could learn firsthand about the problems caused by urbanization so they can create solutions.
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Jane Addams
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one of the most influential members of the social gospel movement. founded the chicago's hull house in 1889 with Ellen Gate.
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