chapter six american society Crossword

the movement of people from the countryside to towns and cities
study of population
single room apartments
City government’s were often run by corrupt
the leaders of the city government
people coming to the u.s illegaly
Escape oppression, poverty, religious discrimination push factor Freedom and economic opportunity and relatives pull factors
came from Southern and Eastern Europe
Immigrant usually settled w/ relatives and others of the same nationality in neighborhoods known as
those born or native to the US – wanted to restrict immigration
parents to busy working left the children to learn English and become
1882– first federal law to restrict immigration to the US
generally defined as the line separating areas of settlement from “unsettled” wilderness
great place for a farmer
set off most turbulent gold rushes in history
stated that any citizen could occupy 160 acres of government land
Civil War Union troops defeated several tribes on the Great Plains and Southwest
Native American tribe submitted to federal authority its members got settled
sought to hasten their Americanization
allowed Indians that were born in the u.s