Social Studies Quiz 2

Mass Production

Producing large quantities of goods which results in lower prices

Collective Bargaining

A technique used by labor unions in which workers act collectively to change working conditions or wages

Labor Unions

Formed by workers to get better wages and working conditions

Pull Factors

Reasons why immigrants come to America (jobs, religious freedom)

New immigrant

An immigrant who arrived in the United States after the 1880s and came from Southern and Eastern Europe

Old Immigrant

Immigrants who arrived in the U.S. before 1880 and came from mostly Northern and Western Europe

Ellis Island

An island in New York

Angel Island

An island in San Francisco Bay, in California, that was the chief immigration station on the US western coast.

Nativism

Prejudicial attitude towards immigrants based on their background, race, or religion

Push Factors

Reasons for immigrants to leave their countries (war, no food)

Assembly Line

Workers in a factory that produce identical items

Chinese Exclusion Act

A law passed by Congress that banned (outlawed) Chinese from immigrating to the United States for 10 years

Melting Pot Theory

Immigrants give up elements of their culture and adopt American ways; blending to create a single American culture

Salad Bowl Theory

Immigrant groups retain/maintain unique characteristics about their culture.

Sweatshops

A factory where immigrants are employed for very low wages for long hours and under poor conditions

Tenements

Crowded apartments, often lacking in-door plumbing