Chapter Seven Final Flashcards

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Why did European immigrants come over

A

Left to escape religious prosecution
Left from rising population
Job opportunities like factory
Political movements

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Why did Chinese immigrants come over

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For the gold rush
Jobs like mining, farming, railroads,
High American wages

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3
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What was the effect of Asian immigration

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Work was scarce and labor groups exerted political pressure

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4
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What immigrants were discriminated against?

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Asian and Europeans, people were scared for their jobs and felt they were taking them because they would work for lower wages

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5
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What was Ellis island

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Where European immigrants had to pass inspection in order to get into America

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6
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What was angel island

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Where Chinese and Asian immigrants came to enter into America. Harsher than Ellis

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7
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What was life like for immigrants in America

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Hard, try to find a place to live, a job, understand the culture. Most lived in cities because cheaper and more jobs

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How did native born Americans view immigrants

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They disliked their unfamiliar language and customs, viewed as a threat to American life, didn’t like them taking the jobs

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9
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What was nativism

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Favoritism toward native born Americans.

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10
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What effect did anti migration groups and laws have

A

Chinese exclusion act
Segregation
Gentlemens agreement

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What was the Chinese exclusion act

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Slammed door closed for ten years on Chinese immigration by restricting Chinese immigration, only open to certain people Z

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What was the gentleman a agreement cause and effect

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Segregated Japanese children in seperate schools, Japanese raised angry protests, so gentle mans act, limit immigration of unskilled workers in exchange for repeal of segregation order

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13
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What was the anericanization movement

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Integrate immigrants into American life, schools, teach them English skills,

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14
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What is urbanization

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Growth of cities

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15
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How was life different for different classes

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Poor people were more affected by the negative aspects

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