History Unit 11 The New Immigrants

Question 0

When did the new immigrants arrive and what were they like

Answer 0

1870s-1920s
Unskilled, poor
Italy, Poland, Greece, Russia
Different appearances

Question 1

What was immigration like in the 1830s and 1860s

Answer 1

German and Irish
Irish spoke English=good
Both Protestant and catholic (assimilation)

Question 2

Nativism

Answer 2

A belief that native born whites were superior
Protestants suspicious of Catholicism
Also discriminated against asians
Chinese Exclusion Acts: immigrants already in US, ban laborers,limit rights

Question 3

Push Factors

Answer 3

Reasons to leave home nations
Revolutions/wars
Low grain prices
Religious persecution

Question 4

Pull factors

Answer 4

Reasons to come to America
Employment
Western farmland open to purchase
Political farmland

Question 5

What was the immigration journey like

Answer 5

Steamship traveling (2-4 weeks) 
Processing along the eastern seaboard 
Ellis Island (NY)
Angel Island (SF, CA) 
WHEN ENTERING must prove they have the ability to trade, have mines, or have relatives. Don't want all immigrants living in the streets or depending on relatives.

Question 6

Ellis Island

Answer 6

NY/NJ 1900
Built to meet demands of immigration
Go through medical inspections
In 1907,, 1 million immigrants were processed

Question 7

Cities

Answer 7

Most immigrants settle in BOS–>NY BOS PHIL SF
Ethnic neighborhoods created, look for familiarity
Same food/culture/religion

Question 8

Assimilation

Answer 8

“Melting pot”
Assume American values
Various nationalities

Question 9

Jacob Riis

Answer 9

“How the other half lives” (1890)
Photojournalism
Exposes poor living/ working conditions of immigrant class
Meant to stir reform from wealthy elite