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Industrial Revolution
A time in America where there was an increase in production that had come to be by the use of machinery and had been characterized by the use of new sources of energy. America had changed transportation, corporations, the society, the government, production, labor, and population booms. The steam engine had improved and sped up the transportation of water, made it easier to transport goods between nations/states, and the steam engine eventually hit the railroad. -
Immigration
Ever sice the constitution was adopted in 1787, regulations have been made to allow immagrants into the United States. As time passed, regulations changed naturalization requirements and controlled the population of foreigners. Immagrants helped boost America' economy, as it added more consumers, and some became producers. As years passed, there continue to be an overflow of immagrants from around the world, and now strict regulations are in place to limit immagrants from each place. -
American Dream
The American Dream is not an event. It's something that many look forward to, a set of ideals in which freedom includes the opportunity of prosperity and success achieved through hard work. Immigrants come to America for the hope of the American Dream. -
Waves of Immigration
Between 1820 and 1910, there were three waves of immigration, where there was an over abundance of immigrants coming into the US at a steady pace for several years. The first was between 1820-1860. These immigrants mainly came from Great Britain, Ireland, and Western Germany. The second wave lasted between 1860 and 1890. The above countries made up the second wave, as well as the Scandinavian Nations. Wave 3, 1890-1910, was mainly Austria, Hungary, Italy, and Russia, up until World War 1. -
Nativism
Nativism is the policy that protects the interests of the people who were established inhabitants or native-born from the interests of the people that were immigrating there. -
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
Signed by president Chester A. Arthur, the Chinese Exclusion Act put a 10-year ban on Chinese labor immigration. Several Chinese non-laborers were asked to show certification that the Chinese government allowed them to immigrate. Unfortunately, this was hard to authenticate because the 1882 act defined excludables as “skilled and unskilled laborers and Chinese employed in mining." This act also placed restrictions on the chinese US citizens. -
Robber Barons and Captains of Industry
Robber barons are American entrepreneurs who acquire their fortunes by using dishonest business practices like giving their workers low wages, taking advantage of natural resources, as well as governmental influence. Captains of Industry are business leaders whose means of attaining their fortunes by positively contributing to the country like building railroads, providing more jobs, and increasing productivity. -
Progressive Era
In the progressive era, many improvements to citizens' lives were improved as several journalists, called muckrakers, began to reveal the corruptness in the monopolies and in several other things. When President Roosevelt came in, change was finally happening. Under president Roosevelt, we recieved labor unions, 8 hour work days, a set pay, worker safety, worker compensation, and several other improvements. There were also a lot of monopolies going on. -
Labor Unions
Labor Unions are legally reconized as representatives of the people. Today, they mainly center themselves around wages, benefits, and working conditins. In the 1900s, labor unions helped end Child labor, and pass for 8 hour work days, a set pay, worker compensation, and so much more. All unions today are based of of the AFL CIO in 1955 or the Change to Win Federation that split from AFL CIO. Unions are mainly concerned with global trade issues. -
Ellis Island
Ellis Island was opened in 1892 and was the main port in which immigrants came through. Though the entire island was only about 40 acres, it supported it's duty well. Here, immigrants were checked for disease or health conditinons and legalized. Thousands of immigrants flocked to Ellis island on dirty ships, hoping for a new life with many opportunities. -
Division of Labor
Due to the issues of child labor and the extremely unfair and dangerous working conditions, the people of America pushed for 8-hour work days, safety regulations, better pay, and worker compensation. After several factory incidents, including the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, which killed 146 people, this was all quickly placed into effect. -
Women's Suffrage
Women's suffrage is the right for women to vote and to stand for electoral office. When women married(they were always expected to marry), their husband seemingly took away all their rights in marriage. Women began to stand up against this. They realized how unfair it was, as it was almost like slavery all over again. The war continued for over half a century. WOmen are stll loked down upon today, but hold the same rights as man. -
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory and fire
The Triangle Shirtwaist factory was created by two European immigrants searching for prosperity in the American Dream. It went well, they had hundreds of women making shirtwaists. But the didn't care for their workers. When the women ralized how awful they were being treated, the marched and protested and demanded rights. It lasted for months. Rght when the women returned to work in their building, a fire started. It killed 146 workers and was one of the deadliest events in industrial history. -
Mass Production
In the Industrial Revolution, mass production was made. Mass production is where a product is made faster and in bigger quantities. The factories had horrible working conditions that were 60 hours of work a week, the jobs were insecure, and are very dangerous. Division of labor had started in 1893. -
Immigration Act of 1924
The Immigration Act of 1924 limited the annual number of immigrants who could be admitted from any country to 2% of the number of people from that country who were already living in the United States in 1890. This law was aimed at restricting southern and eastern Europeans, among them Jews who had migrated since 1890, as well as Middle Easterners, East Asians, and Indians.
