US History – Chapter 5 Study Guide
Directions: Identify the meaning and or the importance of each term.
Chapter5.1
Steerage
Angel Island
Americanization
Melting Pot
Nativism
The Chinese Exclusion Act
Which group of people made up the majority of immigrants to American before 1870?
What factors pulled immigrants to the United States?
What things did officials check on at the processing stations for immigrants?
Who provided the Americanization programs for immigrants?
Chapter 5.2
Urbanization
Rural to urban migrant
Mass transit
Suburbs
Frederick Law Olmsted
Tenement
What were the first reliable street cars powered by?
Most Midwestern cities were established near what?
What was the primary purpose of zoning laws?
What were city streets like?
Chapter 5.3
Mark Twain
Conspicuous Consumerism
Mass Culture
Joseph Pulitzer
Horatio Alger
Vaudeville
What role did acquiring things play in the life of middle class people?
What things influenced consumption patterns?
Why did the cost of living decrease after the Civil War?
What were the origins of the Chautauqua Circuit?
Short Essay topics:
The life of immigrants in cities.
Technology’s effect on city life.