Goal 2.01 Guide for Jigsaw
-Guide for A (pages 460-465)
Terms: Ellis Island, Angel Island, Melting Pot, Nativism, Chinese Exclusion Act, Gentlemen’s Agreement, American Protective Association, literacy test.
1. How did European Immigration change after 1890?
2. What were some of the reasons immigrants left Europe?
3. What was it about America that attracted immigrants from Europe?
4. What attracted Japanese and Chinese immigrants to America?
5. What types of legislation, government actions and groups restricted immigration?
6. Describe the living conditions for many immigrants?
-Guide for B (pages 468-472)
Terms: Jacob Riis, urbanization, Americanization Movement, tenement, mass transit, Social Gospel Movement, settlement house, Jane Addams, Hull House.
1. What two types of migration led to the rapid growth of cities?
2. What drew many immigrants and rural people to the cities?
3. What changes in agriculture caused many farmers to move to the cities?
4. Why were blacks attracted to cities?
5. What types of problems were caused by overcrowded cities?
6. How did city governments respond to the problems in question 5?
-Guide for C (pages 473-477)
Terms: political machine, Boss Tweed, graft, Tammany Hall, patronage (spoils system), civil service, Pendleton Civil Service Act, Thomas Nast,
1. In what way did political machines and bosses serve cities?
2. How were political machines able to convince immigrants to vote for them?
3. In what way were political machine corrupt?
4. How did Thomas Nast help to “bring down” the Tweed Ring?
5. Why did many people in politics want to reform patronage (spoils system)?
6. How did the Pendleton Civil Service Act reform the patronage (spoils system)?