Ch. 7.1:
Push and Pull Factors
Why did immigrants come to the US?
By the promise of better life (Pull)
Escape difficult conditions-famine, land shortages, or religious and political persecution (Push)
Where did immigrants come from?
Western and northern Europe before 1890
Starting 1890s immigrants from eastern and southern Europe started to increase
About a million people came from Italy, Russia, and Austria-Hungary in 1907 alone.
China and Japan
What problems/issues did immigrants face on the trip over and once they got here?
Weren't as many jobs as needed
Ellis Island-not getting let in
Different language or culture that they weren't used to.
Viewed as a threat to the American way of life
Why did some people want to put restriction on immigration? What were those restrictions?
Didn't like some of the immigrants races
Chinese Exclusion Act-Banned all Chinese except students, teachers, merchants, tourists, and government officials.
Ch. 7.2
Why did cities grow so quickly in the late 1800's and early 1900's?
What problems did cities fact due to the rapid increase in population?
What did some people do to try to help the bad situation in the cities?
Ch. 7.3
What was the political machine and what did they do for a city?
Tell me about Boss Tweed and the Tweed Ring.
What caused all this corruption in government?
What laws came about to reform government?
Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James Garfield, Chester Arthur, Grover Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison, Grover Cleveland and William Mckinley were all presidents during the late 1800's. Were they a reform president or a status quo president?
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