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Step three inspection- Passengers were inspected for diseases such as cholera,plague,smallpox. If immigrants had any of these diseases they would be deported. Sick children age 12 or older were sent back. In total about 20 percent were detained for medical treatment. 80 percent were free to go after a few hours. 2 percent would fail to be admitted.
Tuesday-
Step four- when people left Ellis Island they would exchange their money. Cashiers exchanged paper money from countries all over Europe. Then they went to New York City or the railroad ticket office so they could go anywhere in the country.
Why were immigrants disliked in the US in the late 1800 and early 1900?
they took jobs kept wages low different culture and Racism. Chinese Exclusion Act 1882- banned all Chinese immigrants to the US from 1882-1902. They banned the immigrants because they took their jobs, and had different cultures.
Gentleman's Agreement-1907-Informal agreement between the US and Japan. the goal was to reduce tension between the US and the States. Japan agreed not to issue passports for Japanese citizens wishing to work in the continental US. The US agreed to- Accept the presence of Japanese immigrants already here to stay. Permit wives and children to come over. End legal discrimination against Japanese-American children in California schools. Cities grew quickly because immigrants were filling up the cities. Farmers moved to the city. African-Americans moved to the cities. Cities offered more jobs.
Wednesday-
Problems in the cities cramped old tenements. Lack of good transportation. Not clean drinking water disease was common. streets were filthy. lots of crime and fires. Poverty due to low pay at work.
Jacob Riis-How the other half lived. he showed the rich how the poor live. The people would throw garbage in the river.
Thursday-
Solutions to dirty old tenements. cities put restrictions on buildings. wood-frame structures would spread fire very quickly. The city wanted to have lower end homes on the outside of the city. The tenement House Act of 1867 defined a tenement for the first time and set construction regulations. One requirement was one toilet per 20 people. 1901 Tenement House Law- started to require fire escapes, and light to shine into the room. They started upgrading the tenements. 200,000 new apartments were built over the next 15 years. Most of the old tenements were destroyed in the 1920's. Especially the 1930's with FDR's new deal. First fully government built public housing project opened in New York City in 1936.
Lack of good transportation- solutions- automobiles. Electric streetcars late 1800's early 1900's. Subways in New York City 1904. Airplanes 1903
Friday-
NO SCHOOL
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