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

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