Immigration and Urbanization

Push factor

A push factor is a factor that motivates a person to migrate away from their country or region of residence

Pull factor

Pull factors are those factors in the destination country that attract the individual or group to leave their home

Ellis Island

chief immigration station of United States in New York

Angel Island

Immigration station in the west coast in San Francisco

Americanization

 process of an immigrant to the United States becoming a person who shares American culture, values, beliefs, and customs by assimilating into the American nation

Chinese Exclusion Act

prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers for 10 years

Nativism

the policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants

Melting pot

different backgrounds forming into one

What were settlement houses and who founded them?

privately supported institutions that focused on helping the poor and disadvantaged by addressing the environ-mental factors involved in poverty and Stanton Coit founded them

What were the goals of the Americanization movement?

people who come from different cultures to leave their traditions to become more americanized

What were some of the important pull factors that drew European immigrants to the USA?

religious and political freedom, educational and cultural opportunities, cheap land, high wages, favorable climates and democratic ideals

Which religious group has had the greatest increase in membership due to the increasing immigration from Latin American countries to the United States over the last fifty years?

Christianity

What type of people faced deportation?

undocumented immigrants

In which cities did most immigrants move to?

New York city

What does Tenements mean?

A place of living that was dirty, unsafe, and had multiple families living in one room

What was the Americanization Movement?

to assimilate people from ethic cultures into the “American” dominant culture

Who was Jane Adams?

a peace activist and a leader of the settlement house movement in america

What was the Social Gospel Movement?

advocated reforms such as the abolition of child labor, safer working conditions, and opposed the harshness of the laissez-faire enterprise

What was Sanitation, crime, and fire in cities like?

 In the 19th century, cities were overcrowded and lacked proper sanitation systems. This led to the spread of diseases such as cholera and typhoid fever

Which groups that moved to the cities between 1890-1910?

African Americans

What does Urbanization?

An area that is more populated such as a city