We will: look at the reason’s that people from other countries came to America in the late 1800’s. I will: evaluate how immigration, internal migration.

We will:look at the reasons that people from other countries came to America in the late 1800s.
I will: evaluate how immigration,internal migration andurbanization transformedAmerican Life 1. VS. Natural Disasters War Famine Lack of Opportunity
Persecution (P/R) Jobs Freedom (P/R) Land Family Push/Pull Factors 1890s Ireland potato famine
Russia religious persecution Italians/Asians work My cousin wrote me a letter from America. He says he'smaking good money -- much more than he ever had athome. The factory works around the clock, every day,even Sunday! They always need new workers. Hepromises me I will have work if I come! I can stay at theboarding house where he stays. --Josef, Poland,1905 2.A Result of Population Patterns Change
D. Population Density in NORTH- EASTERN Cities 3. Settle in ghettos in City 12. SE Europe (It, AH, Pol, Russia)
11. NW Europe (I, G, UK) Settled Frontier Literate Educated Protestant Skilled 18.Assimilated Settle in ghettos in City 12.SE Europe (It, AH, Pol, Russia) 1. Jewish and Catholic Illiterate Lack Education 19.Sold idea of America the land of opportunity Poor No English Political Bosses Less Likely to Assimilate 19. "Sold" the idea of America the land of opportunity Whole system worked on patronage & graft
Political bosses politicians from your neighborhood who could GET THINGS DONE! Bosses part of a political machine Political Party that dominated the city Whole system worked on patronage& graft Appt.s to government jobs as long as youvoted for the right guy. Handouts, freebies, WELFARE! 3. Immigrants came to work:
Steel plants. Coal mines. Construction. Stores. Factories. 4. LIFE In America 4.A Tenements a block of apartments
Crowded Smelly Dirty Tenement Life: Small, cramped on the inside.
Pretty dirty on the outside too. Sanitation in big cities were lacking.
Toilets were outside. Urban housing was overcrowded and unsanitary
Urban housing was overcrowded and unsanitary. Many found it very difficult to accept. An old Italian saying summed up the disillusionment felt by many: "I came to America because I heard the streetswere paved with gold. When I got here, I found outthree things: First, the streets weren't paved withgold; second, they weren't paved at all: and third, Iwas expected to pave them." In spite of the difficulties, few gave up and returnedhome. As you might expect Crime rates began to climb. Gangs began to form. Transportation was improving.
Trollies Subways Cars Trains As transportation improves, people can now start to live outside of the urban center suburbs now start to form. Long Island People in cities could now commute to work.
The 1st subway in NYC. Nativism: Cause and Effect
Nativism: Definition Causes of Nativism? Religious differences Competition for Jobs cause lower wages lack of willingness to assimilate Effect of Nativism? Job Discrimination Anti-Imm. Groups Anti-Imm Laws Government enacts Anti-Immigrant Laws
Chinese Exclusion Act First time govt restricts immigrationtargeting one racial group National Origins Act Pressure from Nativist groups andlabor unions Est. a 2% Quota on Immigration Purpose: To reduce immigration as a whole To target undesirableimmigrantsmore thandesirable immigrants! HOW IT WORKS Take total # of people living in America from each foreign nation.Take 2% of that number to determine how many immigrants are allowed into the Nation per year Example: Great Britain:Immigrating to America since 1607 Population in 1920: % = 70,000 Italy:Immigrating to America around 1880 Population in 1920: 2% = 4000 per year How does the National Origins Act accomplish its PURPOSE? SAQ Practice