Ch. 7.1:
Why did immigrants come to the US?
To escape persecution, and to start a new better life
Where did immigrants come from?Western and northern Europe, Italy, Austria-Hungary, and Russia.
What problems/issues did immigrants face on the trip over and once they got here? Discrimination for their Religion.
Why did some people want to put restriction on immigration? What were those restrictions? They didn't want immigrants working cheaply so they had to too. They restricted the number of immigrants allowed in each year
At Ellis Island in New York they did big checks on immigrants to make sure they had no criminal record, were disease free, and were able to work.
They also did this at Angel Island
Andrew Carnegie was a poor Scotland immigrant, but he was given stock options and became wealthy. He then started his own company and became one of the richest men in the world.
Companies like Carnegie's bought out other companies which is called a monopoly
Labor Unions were also formed because workers wanted better pay and working conditions
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