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american history
immigration
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11th Grade
02/04/2009

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ellis island
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where the european immigrants arrived at
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angel island
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where the asians primarily the chinese gained entrance to america
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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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chinese exclusion act
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this act banned entry to all chinese except students teachers merchants tourists and goverment officials
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gentlemans agreement
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1907-1908 japan's government agreed to limit emigration of unskilled workers to the u.s.
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urbinization
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growth of cities
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americanization movement
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designed to assimilate people of wide-ranging cultures into the dominant culture
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tenements
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multi family dwellings
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mass transit
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transportation systems designed to move large numbers of people along fixed routes, enabled workers to go to and from jobs more easily
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social gospel movement
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preached salvation through service to the poor
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settlement houses
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community centers in slum neighborhoodss that provided assistance to people in the area especially immigrants
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jane addams
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one of the most influential members of the movement
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political machine
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an organized group that controlled the activities of a political party in a city
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graft
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illegal use of political influence for personal gain
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boss tweed
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willian m. tweed
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patronage
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the giving of government jobs to people who had helped a candidate get elected
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civil service
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government administration
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rutherford b hayes
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republican president elected in 1876
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james a garfield
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ohio congressman
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chester a arthur
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one of coknklings supporters
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pendelton civil service act
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1883 authorized a bipartisan civil service commision to make appointments to federal jobs through a merit system based on candidates performance on examinantion
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grover cleveland
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democratic party won a presidential election for first time in 28 yrs
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benjamin harrison
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grandson of pres. william henry harrison
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