Migration and Immigration Flashcards
1
Q
workers needed
A
- industrial boom
- mining boom
- more industry - more workers
2
Q
workers
A
- women will be needed for jobs (immigration pull)
- u.s. citizens in the south migrate to the northern cities
- northern cities - factories & jobs
3
Q
working poor
A
- immigrants
- making just enough to live
- can’t save money
- can’t get out of your current situation
4
Q
nativism
A
- americans who don’t want immigrants to come in
- afraid of immigratns taking jobs
- discrimination around immigrants
- “no irish need apply”
5
Q
remember this…
A
immigrants have always been discriminated by some americans over fear of losing their job. even in today’s world, there are some who would like to build a wall to keep others out
6
Q
________ wanted immigration halted for the good of the workforce
A
nativists
7
Q
nativists were concerned with ________
A
immigrants taking all the available jobs
8
Q
_______ was on the rise in the late 1800’s
A
nativism
9
Q
during the industrial revolution throughout the united states __________
A
women were needed for various workforce jobs
10
Q
in the late 1800’s there was _________
A
an increase in northern migration in the US
