Immigration Jeopardy Key Terms Key People Changes to the Cities Land of Promise New American Culture 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500 Final Jeopardy

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Key Terms-100 The name given to apartments where immigrants lived when they arrived in America. What are tenements?

Key Terms-200 These factors are conditions that attract people to a new area. What are pull factors?

Key Terms-300 Congress responded to the anti-Chinese feeling by passing this new law. What is the Chinese Exclusion Act

Key Terms-400 In the late 1800s, these required buildings to have fire escapes and proper plumbing. What are building codes

Key Terms-500 _________ increased with the growth of industries near cities. What is urbanization?

Key People-100 This man invented basketball. Who is James Naismith?

Key People-200 This African-American composer helped to make ragtime popular. Who was Scott Joplin?

Key People-300 Frank Thompson put together the first African-American team that played this sport. What is baseball?

Key People-400 Northern and Western Europeans came to America in the largest numbers between 1840-1860. The new immigrants that came to America between 1860-1880 consisted mostly of people from these two regions. What is Southern and Eastern Europe?

Key People-500 Architect who created the plans for Central Park. Who was Frederick Law Olmstead?

Changes to the Cities-100 Frank Sprague was the first to invent this improvement that helped to relieve congestion on city streets. What are trolleys?

Changes to the cities-200 This type of building was created to house more immigrants. What is a skyscraper?

Changes to the Cities-300 These two areas were set up so people could enjoy green grass and leisure time. What are parks and zoos.

Changes to the cities-400 A type of variety show that included song and dance routines. What is vaudeville?

Changes to the cities-500 Style of journalism that helped to bring attention to scandal and crime. What is yellow journalism?

Land of promise-100 This receiving station in New York linked immigrants to settlement houses in the cities of their choice. What is Ellis Island?

Land of promise-200 Jobs were a big reason why people moved to these areas in America. What are cities?

Land of promise-300 Nativists opposed this group because they spoke different languages and worked for low pay. What are immigrants?

Land of promise-400 Two reasons immigrants became better educated in the late 1800s. What were public high schools and public libraries?

Land of promise-500 The process through which immigrants became part of American culture. What is assimilation?

New American Culture-100 The promise of freedom and of a better life were examples of these factors. What are pull factors?

New American Culture-200 This sport led to the death of 44 college students in the late 1800s. What is football?

New American Culture-300 This type of music was popular in the late 1800s. What is ragtime?

New American Culture-400 This man created bold headlines and was responsible for the first mass produced newspaper. Who was Joseph Pulitzer?

New American Culture-500 The name of Joseph Pulitzer’s newspaper. What was the New York World?

Final Jeopardy Receiving station that was located in California. Angel Island