CONCEPT MAP

Key Concepts: Key Vocabulary:

Ellis Island

Culture shock

Melting pot

Chinese exclusion

Gentleman’s Agreement

Urbanization

Tenements

Problems with cities

Settlement houses

Jane Addams

Political Machine

Tammany Hall

Thomas Nast

Boss Tweed

Unlimited immigration to fill growing labor shortage.

Cities filled with new immigrants.

New Immigrants vs. Old Immigration

Melting Pot Nativism

Topic:

Immigration vs. Urbanization

Cities are overcrowded

Immigrants face hardship

City Government controlled by machines

Tamman Hall Kickbacks

Examples:

Ellis Island handles thousands	NW Europe vs. SE Europe	Ethnic groups add to what is America	Crime, fires, sanitation
Cities bulge

Enduring Understanding (s): How did the influx of thousands of Immigrants change America? _________________________________________________

Essential Question (s): Immigrants faced discrimination upon arrival but struggled and succeeded. _______________________________________________________

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