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Annoyance
These rats were nuisances, and the packers would put poisoned bread out for them; they would die, and then rats, bread, and meat would go into the hoppers together. The authors use the term “nuisances” to mean
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California Gold Rush
This is the reason many Chinese people immigrated to the U.S.
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Muckraker
A person who exposes corruption in industry or government is known as a(n)
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Ellis Island
This place located in New York is where most European immigrants passed through before entering the U.S
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Assembly Line
This process allows for products to be made quickly because each member of the production team has one job which they do very quickly.
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Assimilation is the absorption of a minority group into a larger culture. .
Define Assimilation
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Labor Union
An organization or group of workers associated with worker’s rights?
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Angel Island
This place located in San Francisco is where most Asian immigrants passed through before entering the U.S.
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The Chinese Exclusion Act
In 1882, Congress passed this law which was the first race-based immigration restriction in America.
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Rise of Big Business
Corporations, stocks, and trusts are most closely connected with
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Chinese
This ethnic group was banned from coming to America during this time period
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Tenements
This place is where many immigrants ended up living
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Pull Factor
This term relates to reasons immigrants migrate (move) to another country.
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"Hands off" the Government should not interfere in business
Define Laissez-Faire
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Irish
This group of immigrants were resented by Americans because they were Roman Catholic
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Factories
This place is where many immigrants (men, women, children) worked in unsafe conditions
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Push Factor
This term relates to reasons immigrants leave their home country.
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A person or group of people having complete control over all of a product or service in a particular field.
Define Monopoly
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Nativist
People who expressed anti-immigrant sentiment and supported policies which favored native born Americans
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Hull House
Jane Addams formed this Settlement house after returning from a trip to Europe
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