ChineseImmigrationCame toAmerica forlabor jobs inbuilding thetranscontinentalrailroad.EllisIslandPort of Entry inNew York,Europeanimmigrantsentered theU.S.DemographicsStatistical datarelating to thepopulation andparticular groupswithin it.IrishImmigrationEscaping Famineand ReligiousPersecution;Came in throughEllis IslandFamine andReligiousPersecutionPush Factorsthat causedIrish immigrantsto move toAmericaFear ofLosingJobsFear ofNativists; Ledto theChineseExclusion ActPoliticalBossesThe peoplewho promisedresources toimmigrants inexchange forvolts.AndrewCarnegieSteelIndustryTycoon;PracticedPhilanthropyAssimilationProcess in which aminority group orculture comes toresemble asociety's majoritygroup.PhilanthropyPromote thewelfare of others,by the generousdonation of moneyto good causes.GildedAgeEra of rapideconomicgrowth, but hadsignificant socialproblems.DawesActNative Americantribal land dividedinto plots to breakup tribal lands andforce assimilation.AngelIslandPort of Entry inSan Francisco,California whereChineseimmigrantsentered the US.UrbanizationGrowth anddevelopment ofcities; increasein urbanpopulationsSettlementof theGreatPlainsLand Grantsgiventhrough theHomesteadAct to this.LandGrants160 acresgiven toAmericans tosettle theGreat PlainsEmploymentOpportunitiesReasonAmericans andimmigrantsmoved to urbanareas.NativismThe policy ofprotectingnative-borncitizens againstthose ofimmigrants.UrbanInfrastructureBasic facilitiesand services,needed for acommunity orsociety, such astransportation.TenementHousingLow incomehousingimmigrantslived in whenmoving tourban areas.AmericanizationMaking apersonAmerican incharacter ornationality.Push/PullFactorsFactorscausing aperson toleave theirhome.TranscontinentalRailroadIncreased Westernpopulation andallowed for animprovement inthe standard ofliving.Law thatbannedChineselaborers frommoving to theU.S.ChineseImmigrationCame toAmerica forlabor jobs inbuilding thetranscontinentalrailroad.EllisIslandPort of Entry inNew York,Europeanimmigrantsentered theU.S.DemographicsStatistical datarelating to thepopulation andparticular groupswithin it.IrishImmigrationEscaping Famineand ReligiousPersecution;Came in throughEllis IslandFamine andReligiousPersecutionPush Factorsthat causedIrish immigrantsto move toAmericaFear ofLosingJobsFear ofNativists; Ledto theChineseExclusion ActPoliticalBossesThe peoplewho promisedresources toimmigrants inexchange forvolts.AndrewCarnegieSteelIndustryTycoon;PracticedPhilanthropyAssimilationProcess in which aminority group orculture comes toresemble asociety's majoritygroup.PhilanthropyPromote thewelfare of others,by the generousdonation of moneyto good causes.GildedAgeEra of rapideconomicgrowth, but hadsignificant socialproblems.DawesActNative Americantribal land dividedinto plots to breakup tribal lands andforce assimilation.AngelIslandPort of Entry inSan Francisco,California whereChineseimmigrantsentered the US.UrbanizationGrowth anddevelopment ofcities; increasein urbanpopulationsSettlementof theGreatPlainsLand Grantsgiventhrough theHomesteadAct to this.LandGrants160 acresgiven toAmericans tosettle theGreat PlainsEmploymentOpportunitiesReasonAmericans andimmigrantsmoved to urbanareas.NativismThe policy ofprotectingnative-borncitizens againstthose ofimmigrants.UrbanInfrastructureBasic facilitiesand services,needed for acommunity orsociety, such astransportation.TenementHousingLow incomehousingimmigrantslived in whenmoving tourban areas.AmericanizationMaking apersonAmerican incharacter ornationality.Push/PullFactorsFactorscausing aperson toleave theirhome.TranscontinentalRailroadIncreased Westernpopulation andallowed for animprovement inthe standard ofliving.Law thatbannedChineselaborers frommoving to theU.S.

Social Issues of the Gilded Age - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Came to America for labor jobs in building the transcontinental railroad.
    Chinese Immigration
  2. Port of Entry in New York, European immigrants entered the U.S.
    Ellis Island
  3. Statistical data relating to the population and particular groups within it.
    Demographics
  4. Escaping Famine and Religious Persecution; Came in through Ellis Island
    Irish Immigration
  5. Push Factors that caused Irish immigrants to move to America
    Famine and Religious Persecution
  6. Fear of Nativists; Led to the Chinese Exclusion Act
    Fear of Losing Jobs
  7. The people who promised resources to immigrants in exchange for volts.
    Political Bosses
  8. Steel Industry Tycoon; Practiced Philanthropy
    Andrew Carnegie
  9. Process in which a minority group or culture comes to resemble a society's majority group.
    Assimilation
  10. Promote the welfare of others, by the generous donation of money to good causes.
    Philanthropy
  11. Era of rapid economic growth, but had significant social problems.
    Gilded Age
  12. Native American tribal land divided into plots to break up tribal lands and force assimilation.
    Dawes Act
  13. Port of Entry in San Francisco, California where Chinese immigrants entered the US.
    Angel Island
  14. Growth and development of cities; increase in urban populations
    Urbanization
  15. Land Grants given through the Homestead Act to this.
    Settlement of the Great Plains
  16. 160 acres given to Americans to settle the Great Plains
    Land Grants
  17. Reason Americans and immigrants moved to urban areas.
    Employment Opportunities
  18. The policy of protecting native-born citizens against those of immigrants.
    Nativism
  19. Basic facilities and services, needed for a community or society, such as transportation.
    Urban Infrastructure
  20. Low income housing immigrants lived in when moving to urban areas.
    Tenement Housing
  21. Making a person American in character or nationality.
    Americanization
  22. Factors causing a person to leave their home.
    Push/Pull Factors
  23. Increased Western population and allowed for an improvement in the standard of living.
    Transcontinental Railroad
  24. Law that banned Chinese laborers from moving to the U.S.