Immigration Flashcards
In the late 1840s and early 1950s, most Irish came to America to
Escape the potato famine
Reasons why immigrants came to America
Seek new opportunities
Many Jews came to America from Europe to
Escape Religious hate
What was “steerage”?
An open space at the bottom of the ship where 3rd class Europeans stayed, during their trip to America.
As European immigrants flooded into America, most were processed through
Ellis Island
The processing center for the vast majority of immigrants arriving on the West Coast was at
Angel Island, much harsher conditions
Irish immigrants were met with hostility because
They were Catholic, and most Americans were protestants. They were seen as a threat to the US government.
What led to mass immigration from Ireland to America in 1848?
Potato Famine
Anti - ___________ sentiment was really high for a number of reasons. They were poor and slums developed in cities; people blamed them for crime, disease, prostitution, alcohol abuse, etc.
Immigrant
What was the Chinese Exclusion Act?
The United States did not accept Chinese immigrants into the United States.
In many towns in the southwest, the process of Americanization was occurring. How did this affect Mexican immigrants?
Jacob Riis’ photographs showed
The conditions in tenements
Most immigrants ended up living where when they arrived in America.
In cities
Related to the question above, why did most immigrants settle where they did in the United States?
It was cheap and they could find their own communities.
Jane Addams was a woman in Chicago that
What led to overcrowded immigrant neighborhoods?
Lack of housing
What best describes tenements?
Crowed, poorly built apartments
Immigrants were essential to the American economy in the late 1800s because many of them
Worked jobs that many other Americans wouldn’t. They worked for low wages and came to the US to work and job
What are some examples of how the Transcontinental Railroad encouraged industrialization?
It connected the US from the Atlantic and Pacific
Chinese immigrants can be credited for
The westward expansion
Mexicans who immigrated to the States in the early 1920’s had a major influence because
What was a tactic used by labor unions to improve working conditions?
Labor Strike
What did the government do in response to the tragedy at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory?
Create new safety laws.
-Doors open outwards
- Sprinklers
-Exists open to open areas
Why did industrialists like to hire children?
The could fit in small spaces to fix machines. They were cheap labor.
