Urbanization and Immigration in America

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Urbanization

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The growth of cities as a result of Industrialization. Significance: Improved economic growth and accessibility to opportunity.

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Bessemer Process

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Process for producing steel that made it cheaper and more available. This led to increased steel production. Significance: More efficient, more profit.

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Tenement Housing

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Rundown and overcrowded apartment housing in the city. Significance: People were willing to live in bad conditions for the opportunity to live in America.

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Ellis Island

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New York Harbor immigration station for European immigrants. Significance: Primary immigration station.

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Labor Union

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A group of workers who join together to seek better wages and working conditions. Significance: Improved working conditions.

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Angel Island

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San Francisco Bay immigration station for Asian immigrants. Significance: Primary immigration station for the west coast.

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Monopoly

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A business that gains control of an entire industry by getting rid of competitors. Significance: The rich got richer.

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Pull Factors

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These are reasons why immigrants are drawn to a new country (like the United States). Significance: Why immigration occurred.

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Push Factors

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These are reasons why immigrants leave their home country (ex: war, famine). Significance: Why immigration occurred.

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Patents

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Government documents giving an inventor the exclusive right to make and sell an invention. Significance: Allows inventor to exclude others for a given time.