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In response to urban congestion, Boston and New York built the first
Urbanization is a term that describes the growth of farming regions
Which of the following best explains how New Yorkers might have felt about Coney Island as it is described in this excerpt from the New York Times?
According to the excerpt, how will African Americans gain privileges?
by the 1890s, immigrants made up a significant percentage of some of the country's largest
____ was the philosophy that Americans with a great deal of money should use it for social progress.
New technology helped farmers produce more crops, which tended to
Nativists objected to immigrants' _____ beliefs as well as their ethnic backgrounds.
location of a barracks in California to accomodate Asian immigrants
Many labor unions opposed immigration, arguing that most immigrants
Nativism in the late 1800s was focused on Asians, Jews, and
Fewer laborers needed because of new technology; believed jobs could be found in cities; hope of less racial violence and political oppression than in the South; cultural opportunities not found in rural areas.
In 1873, San francisco unveiled a new mode of transportation known as the
Most people who lived in "streetcar suburbs" were
Among the many Southern farmers who moved to the cities to find jobs was a large group of
The major factor in drawing country people off the farms and into big cities was
The Social Gospel movement cotributed to the development of settlement houses .
One thing that most urban dwellers did NOT have to worry about was
Many _____ fled Russia to America as a result of pogroms, or organized attacks against them.
During the late 1800s and early 1900s, large numbers of immigrants were admitted to the U.S. primarily because of the economy's need for more?