| A | B |
|---|
| Ellis Island | Inspection station for immigrants arriving on the East Coast |
| Angel Island | Inspection station for immigrants arriving on the West Coast |
| melting pot | A mixture of differendt cultures living together |
| nativism | Overt favoritism toward native-born Americans |
| Chinese Exclusion Act | Act that limited Chinese immigration |
| Gentlemen's Agreement | Agreement that limited Japanese emigration to US |
| urbanization | The growth of cities |
| Americanization Movement | Program to teach American culture to immigrants |
| tenement | Multifamily urban dwellings |
| mass transit | Transportation system designed to move large numbers of people along fixed routes |
| Social Gospel movement | Movement that urged people to help the poor |
| settlement house | Community center that addressed problems in slum neighborhoods |
| Jane Addams | Social reformer who helped the poor |
| political machine | A group that controlled a political party |
| graft | Illegal use of political influence for personal gain |
| Boss Tweed | Head of New York City's powerful Democratic political machine |
| patronage | The giving of government jobs to people who had helped a candidate get elected |
| civil service | Government administration |
| Rutherford B. Hayes | 19th president of the US |
| James A. Garfield | 20th president of the US |
| Chester A. Arthur | 21st president of the US |
| Pendleton Civil Service Act | Implemented merit system in civil service hiring |
| Grover Cleveland | 22nd and 24th president of the US |
| Benjamin Harrison | 23rd president of the US |
