When did Ellis Island open? - 1892, What was the purpose of Ellis Island? - receiving center for immigrants coming from Europe, How was the immigrants health check at Ellis Island? - 1. Button hook for eye disease. 2. "Six second physical" to identify immigrants who needed medical attention, What is an urban area? - a city, What is urbanization? - the movement of large numbers of people from foreign countries and rural areas to the cities. , How did technology affect the growth of cities? - trains/street cars helped people get around the city. Skyscraper (tall buildings) provided housing, Why was the growth of industries a cause of urbanization? - It provided more opportunities for jobs, so it was easier to make money, housing, transportation. Cities grew around waterways for transportation of goods., What is assimilation? - the process of which a person's culture starts to be similar to another culture. , What are ethnic neighborhoods? - Neighborhoods almost entirely lived in by a particular ethnic group, Why did immigrants choose to live in ethnic neighborhoods? - Immigrants were able to use their language, culture, place of worship, own food and social clubs. Some even had their own newspapers and schools., How did ethnic neighborhoods affect assimilation? - Allowed immigrants to fit in and keep their own culture, language and food. , What is nativism? - People who supported native born citizens. They wanted to limit immigration (not allow). , What was the American Protective Association? - Formed by nativists (million members) to pressure congress to pass anti-immigration (no immigration) laws, Why did the United States government begin to pass restrictive (limited) immigration laws? - Congress get their jobs by voters and they wanted to respond to nativists., what was the Chinese Exclusion act? - The first and only restrictive (limit) immigration law to target a specifically racial group. The Act excluded Chinese workers for ten (10) years. It was meant to protect American jobs., What did the Quota Acts of 1921 and 1924 do? - Limited the number of immigrants entering the United States.,

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