AMSCO United States History 2015 Edition, Chapter 18 The Growth of Cities and American Culture, 1865-1900
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| 5754094308 | old immigrants | Through the 1880s, they came to the United States from northern and western Europe. They were mostly Protestant and had a high-level of literacy. |  | 0 |
| 5754094309 | new immigrants | From the 1890s to 1914, they came to the United States from southern and eastern Europe. Mostly non-Protestant, poor and illiterate. |  | 1 |
| 5754094310 | Statue of Liberty | Began in the 1870's, by the French sculptor Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi. It opened in New York Harbor, in 1886. |  | 2 |
| 5754094311 | Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 | It was the first bill regarding immigration. It placed a ban on all new immigrants from China. |  | 3 |
| 5754094312 | Immigration Act of 1882 | In 1882, this act placed restrictions on the immigration of undesirable persons, such as paupers, criminals, convicts, and mentally incompetent. |  | 4 |
| 5754094314 | American Protective Association | A nativist society that was prejudiced against Roman Catholics. |  | 5 |
| 5754094315 | Ellis Island 1892 | An immigration center opened in 1892 in New York Harbor. |  | 6 |
| 5754094316 | melting pot vs. cultural diversity | The historian's term, melting pot, refers to immigrants leaving their old-world characteristics and adopting the United States characteristics. Other historians argue that first-generation immigrants maintained their cultural identity and only the second and third generations were assimilated in the U.S. society. |  | 7 |
| 5754094318 | streetcar cities | In these cities, people lived in residences many miles from their jobs and commuted to work by horse-drawn streetcars. |  | 8 |
| 5754094319 | steel-framed buildings | Skyscrapers were made possible by this type of building. The first, was the Home Insurance Company Building in Chicago. It was made possible by a steel skeleton, Otis elevator, and central steam heating system. |  | 9 |
| 5754094320 | dumbbell tenements | A new form of housing that was developed in the early 1900's it was designed to have more apartments for more families and shared restrooms. These tenements were fire hazards and health hazards. |  | 10 |
| 5754094323 | political machines, boss | Political parties in major cities came under the control of tightly organized groups of politicians, known as political machines. Each machine had its boss, the top politician who gave orders and doled out government jobs. 364) |  | 11 |
| 5754094324 | Tammany Hall | A political machine in New York City, which developed into a power center. |  | 12 |
| 5754094326 | City Beautiful movement | In the 1890s, this movement included plans to remake America's cities with tree-lined boulevards, public parks, and public cultural attractions. |  | 13 |
| 5754094327 | Henry George | A San Francisco journalist who authored "Progress and Poverty" in 1879 that called to attention the failings of laissez-faire capitalism along with the wealth polarization caused by industrialization. |  | 14 |
| 5754094328 | Edward Bellamy | In 1888, he wrote "Looking Backward", a popular book of social criticism that that envisioned a future that had eliminated poverty, greed, and crime. |  | 15 |
| 5754094329 | Jane Addams | In 1889, she started Hull House in Chicago, which was a settlement house which provide help to immigrants. |  | 16 |
| 5754094330 | settlement houses | They provide social services to new immigrants. |  | 17 |
| 5754094331 | Social Gospel | In the 1880s and 1890s this movement espoused social justice for the poor based on Christian principles. |  | 18 |
| 5754094334 | Dwight Moody | He founded Moody Bible Institute, in 1889. It helped generations of urban evangelists to adapt traditional Christianity to city life. |  | 19 |
| 5754094335 | Salvation Army | Imported from England in 1879, this charity provided the basic necessities of life for the homeless and the poor while also preaching Christian Gospel. |  | 20 |
| 5754094337 | Susan B. Anthony, NAWSA | In 1890, one of the founders of the National American Womens Suffrage Association (NAWSA), which worked to secure voting rights for women. |  | 21 |
| 5754094338 | Francis Willard, WCTU | Leader of the Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) which advocated total abstinence from alcohol. |  | 22 |
| 5754094339 | Anti-saloon League | In 1893, this organization became a powerful political force and by 1916 had persuaded twenty one states to close down all saloons and bars. |  | 23 |
| 5754094340 | Carrie Nation | She raided saloons and smashed barrels of beer with a hatchet. |  | 24 |
| 5754094341 | kindergarten | In the late 1800s, the practice of sending children to kindergarten became popular. |  | 25 |
| 5754094342 | public high school | In the late 1800s, there was growing support for tax-supported public high schools. |  | 26 |
| 5754094347 | Oliver Wendell Holmes | He taught that law should evolve with the times and not be bound by previous precedents or decisions. |  | 27 |
| 5754094348 | Clarence Darrow | A famous lawyer, he argued that criminal behavior could be caused by an environment of poverty, neglect, and abuse. |  | 28 |
| 5754094349 | W.E.B. Du Bois | A leading black intellectual, he advocated for equality for blacks, integrated schools, and equal access to higher education. |  | 29 |
| 5754094351 | Mark Twain | The first great realist author, he is famous for his classic "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" |  | 30 |
| 5754094354 | Theodore Dreiser | The author of "Sister Carrie". Notable for its naturalism and controversy, as it ran contrary to the moral undercurrents of 1900. |  | 31 |
| 5754094358 | James Whistler | An American expat, he painted Arrangement in Grey and Black, popularly known as Whistler's Mother. It was a quintessential example of his study of color rather than subject. |  | 32 |
| 5754094360 | Ashcan School | Around 1900, they painted scenes of everyday life in poor urban neighborhoods. |  | 33 |
| 5754094361 | Armory Show | A New York painting exhibit in 1913 that featured abstract paintings. |  | 34 |
| 5754094365 | Louis Sullivan | He rejected historical architecture and focused on tall, steel-framed office buildings. He focused on building a form that followed function. A member of the Chicago School. |  | 35 |
| 5754094367 | Frank Lloyd Wright | The most famous architect of the 20th century, he developed an organic style that made his buildings fit in with their natural surroundings |  | 36 |
| 5754094369 | Frederick Law Olmsted | The originator of landscape architecture, he designed Central Park and grounds of the U.S. Capitol. |  | 37 |
| 5754094374 | Scott Joplin | A black composer notable for his contribution to ragtime. He sold over one million copies of his song "Maple Leaf Rag". |  | 38 |
| 5754094376 | Joseph Pulitzer | He established the first newspaper to exceed over one million in circulation by filling it with sensational stories of crime and disaster. |  | 39 |
| 5754094377 | William Randolph Hearst | A newspaper publisher whose introduction of large headlines and sensational reporting changed American journalism. |  | 40 |
| 5754094381 | Buffalo Bill Wild West Show | William F. Cody brought this show to urban populations. |  | 41 |
