1. Immigration Flashcards
1
Q
What year did America gain independence
A
1776- ‘Declaration of Independence’
2
Q
Government
A
- 1787= Constitution signed –> America is Federal State made of state governments.
3
Q
Slavery
A
Abolished in North, still in South with Jim Crow laws
4
Q
Pull Factors
A
- jobs
- US BIll of Rights= 10 freedoms
- Higher Pay
- Religious Freedom
5
Q
Push Factors
A
- Persecution of certain religions/minority groups
- Poverty
- Class systems
- Overcrowding
6
Q
Open door policy
A
-Started 1899
- anyone can enter, no restrictions
7
Q
Ellis Island
A
immigrants processed for health+other factors to be accepted or rejected
8
Q
Rejection
A
- By health diseases
- Not passing Literacy test (1917)
People sent back home then
9
Q
Melting Pot
A
- Native Americans
- Hispanics
- Africans
- Asians (west coast for construction)
- WASPS (North + Western Europe with high status)
- New Immigrants (most Jews or Catholics, escaping hard life)
10
Q
WW1 Effects
A
- Resources export- Wheat= 763.4mln to 1025.8mln 1914-1917
- Munitions export
- Yet end of war, demand falls
11
Q
End of War
A
- unemployment
- low wages
- good price doubles
12
Q
Isolationism
A
Stay away from European issues
13
Q
Change of attitude to immigrant
A
- taking over of jobs
- difference of culture, religion
- pride
- unwanted ideas e.g. communism
- They’re seen violent
14
Q
Literacy Act
A
- 1917
- reading and writing tests
- 40 word passage read
15
Q
Emrgency Quota Act
A
- 1921
- 3%of overseas population allowed to enter
- WASPS favoured, not new immigrants
