Immigrants pt1 Flashcards
What areas did immigrants come from in the late 1800s and early 1900s? (New immigrants)
Italy, Balkan, Russia
Religion: Catholics and Jews
Who were considered to be the older immigrants?
Europe, Ireland, and Germany
Religion: Protestant
What religion were most of the new immigrants?
Catholics or Jews
What is urbanization?
The rapid growth and migration (movement) of people to big cities
Why did they move to the big cities?
to work at factory jobs
Newer immigrants faced prejudice and discrimination for many reasons. List three reasons they were discriminated against.
- Newer immigrants crowded cities
- drove down wages
- appeared to have lower morals
What was the processing station for European Immigrants?
Ellis Island
What was the processing station for Asian Immigrants?
Angel Island
What types of jobs did immigrants take in the United States?
Factory jobs
What does it mean to assimilate?
When you assimilate someone you are trying to change something about them.
What institution helped immigrant children learn to be more like native born americans?
Through public schools
What is the difference between a “native-born” American and an immigrant?
*A “native-born” American is a person that was born in the United States *An immigrant is a person that who was not born in the U.S., but has moved and lives in the U.S.
Those who could afford to live in major cities in the Midwest and found jobs. What type of jobs did these immigrants have?
they were business owners
How did the increase of immigrants from southern and eastern europe after 1880 affect factory workers in the US?
The factory workers thought the immigrants were taking over the factories.
. As industries grew, the United States shifted from a farming economy based on agriculture to an industrial economy based on manufacturing. How did this affect farmers?
Supply and demand for crops fell which caused the prices of farmers’ products to drop. This caused the farmers to be unable to make payments to banks. As a result, many lost their farms.
