Chapter 6- Politics, Immigration, and Urban Life, 1870-1915



Chapter 6- Politics, Immigration, and Urban Life, 1870-1915

While reading the assigned section make sure to focus your attention and your notes on the key questions and terms found below. Be sure to include a header and title at the top of your paper. Also make sure to begin your notes by writing out the key questions and to conclude your notes with a summary that answers the key questions.

Chapter 6 Section 1- Politics of the Gilded Age

Key Questions-

• Describe the political climate of the Gilded Age.

• Explain how the government attempted to reform the Spoils System and regulate railroads.

• Explain the goals of and the government’s response to Coxey’s army.

|Key terms and Ideas |

|Define Gilded Age |Reform of the Spoils System |

|Business/ Government |Civil Service |

|Laissez-Faire |Rutherford B. Hayes reforms? |

|Tariff & Subsidy |Republican Split- Factions? |

|The Spoils System |Fate of Garfield- Why? |

|Effect on Politics? |Pendleton Civil Service Act |

|Republican Party- Supporters? |Regulating the Railroads |

|Political Views and Policies |Complaints about the railroads? |

|Blue Laws |Munn v. Illinois- problem? |

|Democratic Party- Supporters? |Interstate Commerce Act? Results? |

|Political Views and Policies |Coxey’s Army |

| |Goals |

| |Government Response |

Chapter 6 Section 2- People on the Move

Key Questions-

• Describe the experiences of immigrants in the late 1800s.

• Compare the experience of immigrants from Europe, Asia, and Mexico.

|Key terms and Ideas |

|Reasons for immigrating? |Asian Immigrants |

|Steerage |Cultural Differences- Impact? |

|Birds of Passage |Railroads and Chinese |

|Origin of Immigrants 1865-1890 (Region) |Labor Unions- wages? |

|Origin of Immigrants 1890-1920 (Region) |Chinese Exclusion Act See Graph pg 213 |

|See Graph Pg. 212 |Angel Island |

|European Immigrants |Japanese Immigrants- Employment |

|Main immigration port/ The Golden Door? |Schooling and Segregation |

|Ellis Island |Gentlemen’s Agreement See Graph pg 213 |

|Physical Exams/ Quarantine |Web Alien Act |

|Immigrant Communities |Mexican Immigrants |

|Settlement in North vs. South? |Newlands National Reclamation Act |

|Treatment by Employers? |Mexican Employment |

| |Effect of Mexican Revolution/ WWI |

| |Immigration Restriction Act of 1921 |

Chapter 6 Section 3- Challenge of the Cities

Key Questions-

• Explain why people left farms for cities in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

• Describe the new developments that helped cities to grow in size (area).

• Describe the urban living conditions and the result of city growth.

|Key terms and Ideas |

|Motives for moving to cities |Results of Urban Growth |

|Farmers/ African Americans |Flight of the upper and middle class |

|Growth of Cities |Political division |

|Pre Civil War |Political Machines |

|Post Civil War- Why Change? |Graft |

|Suburbs |Immigrants role |

|Types of Transportation |Tammany Hall |

|New Buildings |Thomas Nast/ Methods/ Results |

|Urban Conditions | |

|Tenements | |

|Conditions of Slums | |

|Fire/ Contagious Disease | |

|Ghettos | |

|Restrictive Covenants | |

|See map pg 219 | |

|Jacob Riis/ Results | |

Chapter 6 Section 4- Ideas for Reform

Key Questions-

• Describe efforts in the late 1800s to control immigration and personal behavior

• Explain how different movements helped the needy.

|Key terms and Ideas |

|Americans attitude toward immigrants |Purity Crusaders |

|Nativism |Vice? |

|Chinese Exclusion Act |Anthony Comstock? / Comstock Law |

|Nativist Goals |Goals? |

|Repeal of the Contract Labor Act |Helping the Needy |

|The Immigration Restriction League |Josephine Shaw Lowell/ Charity Organization Society (COS)/ Goals? |

|Literacy Tests |Social Gospel Movement/ Goals? |

|Groups Targeted? Why? |Settlement House Movement |

|Prohibition |Jane Addams/ Ellen Gates Starr/ Hull House? |

|Temperance Movement | |

|Membership Groups? | |

|Prohibition- Why? | |

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