Monday-
Immigration and Urbanization - 1870-1920 *Golden age of immigration*
Why did immigrants come to the us? Land, better jobs, change of life style, escape war, religious freedom.
*Push-Pull Factors*
Push could be war, in debt/trouble, land shortages, religious or political persecution.. Pull factors could be more opportunities$$-achieve the american dream, farming, homestead act, mining, working on the railroad, cattle, ranching, factory work, reunite with family/loved ones, gold..
Where did immigrants come from?
Mexico, Philippines, China,
What problems/issues did immigrants face on the trip over and once they got here?
Why did some people want to put restrictions on immigrants? What were those restrictions?
Where do they go once they get here?
New York, California, Texas, Illinois, Chicago, Florida
Define Nativism- A policy where a country focuses on helping people like you
Define WASP- White, Anglo (North western Europe) , Saxaom , Protestant (Non Catholic Christians)
Tuesday-
Old Immigrants VS. New immigrants- Old came from northern or western Europe, were protestant, were literate and skilled, came over as families, had some money in their pockets, tall and fair.. New came from southern and eastern Europe, were not protestant, were illiterate and unskilled, were short and dark, arrived impoverished
What problems/issues did immigrants face on the trip over and once they got here?
Why did some people want to put restrictions on immigrants? What were those restrictions?
Steps to america-
1. leave leaving home: getting the courage and money to leave... it was common for one person from a family to go then eventually bring over the rest later... from 1900-1910 almost 95% of immigrants arriving to Ellis Island were joining their family or friends
2. on board the ship: couple weeks to a month for traveling.. 30$ to get a ticket.. 1st class for the wealthier, 2nd class for the average, steerage fro the poor.. only steerage passengers were processed at Ellis Island.. first and second class were quickly inspected on board... larger ships could hold from 1,500-2,000 immigrants, netting a profit of $45,000 to $60,000 for a single one way trip.. for many immigrants the steerage was a nightmare.. at one time, the average passenger mortality rate was 10 percent..conditions were extremely overcrowded, dark, unsanitary and foul-smelling.. to pass time they would play cards, sing, dance, talking etc...
3. get to Ellis island for inspection: passengers were inspected for contagious diseases, such as cholera, scarlet fever, typhoid fever, yellow fever, scarlet fever, measles, diphtheria.. if immigrants had any of the diseases they would be deported.. sick children age 12 or older were sent back to Europe alone if sick..
4. What they do once they get there (American Dream is achievable) - They had to exchange their money into american dollars... then they were of to do whatever
Wednesday-
Talked about election
Thursday-
No class
Friday-
Continued and finished notes from Tuesday.. (I added on to them) and watched videos
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