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Peters/Immigration Exam

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Where most second wave immigrants came fromSouthern and Eastern Europe
A word that means, "to fit in"assimilate
Name 4 reasons why second wave immigrants came to AmericaTo escape war, To escape violence, To gain religious freedom, to find work in the factories
Which wave of immigrants had a difficult time assimmilatingSecond wave immigrants
Name 4 reasons why second wave immigrants had a difficult time assimilatingDidn't speak English, Different religion, Took low-paying jobs, Faced prejudice
Place where many second wave immigrants had to pass through to become American citizensEllis Island
Place where most second wave immigrants settledUrban areas
Place where most second wave immigrants found workFactories
List 4 problems of the growing citiespoor housing(tenements), rise of slums, high crime, poor and unsafe working conditions
Place where fire broke out and women were trappedTriangle Shirtwaist Company
Name 3 good points about the growing citiesPublic schools and colleges, museums and libraries, the growth of steel industry (skyscrapers)
U.S. supreme court case that ruled, "separate but equal" was legalPlessy vs. Ferguson
Laws that prevented African Americans from votingJim Crow laws
Tests which made it difficult for African Americans to voteLiteracy tests
A specia tax that had to be paid in order to votePoll tax
Law that allowed citizens to vote if their grandfather voted in 1867Grandfather law
A term that describes the hanging of African AmericansLynching
Where many African Americans migrated to escape the injustices of the SouthNorth
List 3 problems African Americans faced in the Northno jobs, bad jobs, couldn't find housing in White neighborhoods
Organization that fought for racial equality for African AmericansNAACP

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