| A | B |
|---|
| settlement house | community center/supported immigrants/example-HullHouse |
| Chinese Exclusion Act /1882 | limited Chinese immigration to America |
| patronage | practice of giving government jobs for support during elections |
| state with most anti-Chinese sentiment | California |
| Nativist | person who believed in favoring native born american over an immigrant |
| Ellis Island | place where immigrants went 1st when arriving on the east coast |
| first wave of immigrants | from Germany, Ireland, G. Britain |
| second wave of immigrants | from southern and eastern Europe |
| graft | illegal use of political influence for private gain (bribes, etc) |
| assimilation | being of one culture into another |
| Tammany Hall | site of the Democratic political machine |
| Boss Tweed | corrupt politician in Democratic Party |
| merit system | hiring & appointments made based on performance |
| Stalwarts | people who opposed changes in the spoils system |
