APUSH AMSCO Chapter 18 Exam Questions With 100% Solutions

APUSH AMSCO Chapter 18 Exam Questions With 100% Solutions Columbian Exposition -ANSWER- Held in 1893 in the city of Chicago, it's purpose was to display the White City's downtown area and the fairgrounds along with the progress of American civilization such as new industrial technologies. "old" immigrants -ANSWER- The majority of them arrived before 1880 and they came almost exclusively from Western Europe and the British Isles. They had a high level of literacy and occupational skills. "new" immigrants -ANSWER- The majority of them arrived after 1890 and came from southern and eastern Europe. They were poor, illiterate peasants who knew little of the democratic tradition and many of which wished to make enough money to earn passage for their families back in Europe. Statue of Liberty -ANSWER- Began in the 1870's by the French sculptor FredericAuguste Bartholdi and opened in New York Harbor in 1886. Chinese Exclusion Act -ANSWER- Passed in 1882, it was the first bill regarding immigration. It placed a ban on all new immigrants from China. Ellis Island -ANSWER- An immigration center opened in 1892 in New York Harbor. contract labor law -ANSWER- The American government created this law in 1885 in order to protect american workers. American Protective Association -ANSWER- Supported immigration restrictions as it was openly prejudiced against Roman Catholics. urbanization -ANSWER- The process by which america's population density reversed by 1920. streetcar cities -ANSWER- The successor of walking cities, the first time in history where people lived many miles from their jobs and commuted to work. mass transportation -ANSWER- Included electric trolleys, elevated railroads, subways and suspension bridges such as the Brooklyn Bridge. It segregated workers by income, allowing the wealthy to move into the suburbs. skyscrapers -ANSWER- The first was the Home Insurance Company Building built by William Le Baron Jenny in Chicago. It was made possible by a steel skeleton, Otis elevator, and central steam heating system. ethnic neighborhoods -ANSWER- Areas of cities characterized by slums and tenement apartments, a place where immigrants could maintain their culture and language by cohabitation. ghettos -ANSWER- Ethnic neighborhoods that were often crowded, unhealthy, and crime ridden. tenements -ANSWER- Buildings divided up by landlords into the smallest possible quarters to maximize profit. Many were often windowless. suburbs -ANSWER- The area that developed as the rich moved away from the city. They were clean and sanitary. Frederic Law Olmsted -ANSWER- A landscape architect who designed the ideal suburban community. political machine -ANSWER- political parties in major cities were ruled by these groups of tightly organized politicians. party boss -ANSWER- The head of the political machine. Henry George -ANSWER- A San Francisco journalist who published Progress and Poverty in 1879 that called to attention the failings of laissez-faire capitalism along with the wealth polarization caused by industrialization. Edward Bellamy -ANSWER- He wrote Looking Backward of social criticism in 1888 that envisioned a future that had eliminated poverty, greed, and crime