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?
Political machine-not an actual machine but a a network of people that all strive to have their party leader elected into political office.
An organized method to get one person into office.
Tell me about Boss Tweed and the Tweed Ring.
Boss Tweed-The head of the Democractic political machine in New York City in the late 1800s.
Tweed Ring-A circle of people blaming other people.
What caused all this corruption in government?
Patronage (Spoil System)-Giving official positions to campaign assistants and family or friends.
What laws came about to reform government?
Pendleton Civil Service Act-Authorized a bipartisan (both democratic and republicans) civil service commision to make appointments to federal jobs. (government jobs) People had to take examinations before getting jobs because of this act.
McKinley Tariff Act-Raised tariffs to their highest level yet.
Wilson Gorman Tariff-Lowed taxes but increased federal income.
Rutherford B. Hayes, James Garfield, Chester Arthur,Ulysses S. Grant,Grover Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison, nd William Mckinley were all presidents during the late 1800's. Were they a reform president (Half-Breeds) or a status quo (Stalwarts) president?
Neither: Grover Cleveland-Democrat
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