| A | B |
|---|
| Ellis Island | Processing station for immigrants from Europe |
| Angel Island | Processing station for immigrants from Asia |
| Statue of Liberty | First symbol of America that immigrants see entering New York |
| Chinese Exclusion Act | Stopped Chinese from legally immigranting from China |
| Nativism | Favoring native born Americans |
| Gentlemen's Agreement | Treaty between Japan and U. S. to limit immigration and prevent discrimination |
| Urbanization | The growth of cities. |
| Pendleton Civil Service Act | Merit system for hiring qualified political personnel. |
| Tenement | Run-down, low-rental, multifamily apartment buidings |
| Melting Pot | Theory of immigrant assimilationthat stated that all immigrants could be changed into Americans. |
| Social Gospel Movement | Taught that salvation could be reached through helping the poor. |
| Americanization Movement | Program that taught immigrants English and history that sped of the Americanization process. |
| Jane Addams | Mother of Social Work that opened Hull House |
| Boss Tweed | Corrupt politician that ran Tammany Hall in New York |
| Emma Lazarus | Wrote the poem found at the base of the Statue of Liberty |
| Political Machine | Group that controlled a cities political center. |
| Graft | Using political influence for personal gain. |
| Ghetto | Section of the City occupied by a minority group because of social, economic or legal pressures. |
| Tammany Hall | Headed by Boss Tweed, New York's Democratic Political Machine |
| Patronage | Appointing a friend to a political office. |
| Chester Aruthur | Changed his ideas on civil service reform when he gained the presidency. |
| Mass Transit | Transportation on an established route to move large numbers of people. |
