Ch. 7.1: Why did immigrants come to the US? freedom, resources, difficult conditions, earn money. Where did immigrants come from? all over the world, mainly England, Germany, Ireland. What problems

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Ch. 7.1:

Why did immigrants come to the US?
freedom, resources, difficult conditions, earn money.
Where did immigrants come from?
all over the world, mainly England, Germany, Ireland.
What problems/issues did immigrants face on the trip over and once they got here?
disease spread quickly, on their own, languages differences.
Why did some people want to put restriction on immigration? What were those restrictions?
No Jews and Asians for awhile, Chinese Exclusion Act, Natives didn't want new religions in the country.

Ch. 7.2

Why did cities grow so quickly in the late 1800's and early 1900's?
because it was cheap to live in cities.
What problems did cities fact due to the rapid increase in population?
two housing options, tenements housed 3 families, water troubles, mass transit, crime.
What did some people do to try to help the bad situation in the cities?
created sanitation crews in cities, scavengers.

Ch. 7.3

What was the political machine and what did they do for a city?
a group that got democrats elected for president.
Tell me about Boss Tweed and the Tweed Ring.
boss tweed leader of a political machine stole 25-200 millions dollars worth into days money (8 billion dollars)
What caused all this corruption in government?
rich people buying of the government. spoils system.
What laws came about to reform government?
the administrative law.
Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James Garfield, Chester Arthur, Grover Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison, Grover Cleveland and William Mckinley were all presidents during the late 1800's. Were they a reform president or a status quo president?