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new migration
-irish; Religious freedom
-economic condition
-German religious background difficulties political differences
-Chinese need work
-Gold rush
-most migrants lived mostly by the west coast -
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New immigrants
-German immigrants came to the us to escape economic hardship and political freedom
-Ireland population immigrated because of poverty and famine
-these people tended to live in cities like, Chicago, New York, St.louis
-these immigrants found work on the trans-continental railroad, but canals and they become involved in almost almost every later intensive job they could find
-national origins act of 1924 was a policy rescricting immigration by establishing a system of national votes -
Morse Code
-Samuel Morse invented the Morse code
-it made communication faster, you can send message from coast to coast
-it lead o telephone, fax machine and the internet
-Built along RR tracks due to free land and heavy use by he RR company -
Home Stead Act
-government offered larger amount of free land for everyone including free slaves
-to get settlers to move west to explore and settled
-to earn ownership of piece of land by living on it over a period of time
-the indian culture slended information into America they fought, lostland -
Chinese exclusionary act
-1st and only major legislation to suspend to suspend immigration of a certain nationality
-in 1892 was renewed for another 10 years in 1902 the ban became permanent
-American people were scared to fight for their jobs
-caused segregation of Asians from Americans and china towns -
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The Transcontiniental Railroad
-the 1st transcontinental railroad reached from the east coast to west coast
-no more traveling in long wagon trains
-the railroad was built between 1863-1869
-things like mail supplies and trade goods (cattle and crops could be shipped in a few days -
Nass cartoon about boss tweed
-Boss tweed suspected of stealing million of dollars from the city of NY
-nast used his character to help prosecute boss tweed for fraud
-before public out range turned againt him -
Standard oil company
-founded by john d rockefeller with associates
-after making major progress with his company made his own transportation
-once retired inserted in charitable becoming a respected philanthropist
-invested 300 million to help create the university of chicago and the rocker fellor insitute of medical research -
William M Tweed
-they used dishonest politicians to gain control of the new York city
-Support neighborhood of new immigrants by giving them help and jobs
-immigrants in return with votes just how boss tweed wanted
-Controlled Democratic party in new York city -
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Gilded age and westward expansion
-the gilded age was an era of rapid economic growth especially in the north and west, american wages especially skilled workers where much higher than europe which attracted million of immigrants
-railroads where the major industry but the factory system, mining and finance increased
-labor unions became important in industrial areas
-this time period is charactarized by economic growth, poverty, westward expansion and political corruption -
Bessemer steel process
-the removal of important impurities f/ iron
-the Bessemer process revolutionized steel production decreasing cost
-the process made steel 10x stronger than iron
-RR went further, building grew higher due to strength and low cost of steel -
Hull House
-located in the near west aide of chicago Illinois
-founded by ellen g stuart june adams
-Hull house opened its door for recently arrived european immigrants
-both their leadership made wimen more politicially influenced and more power among men
-they provided numerous services
-beginning of women in change (cant vote yet) -
Hay Market Riot
-low wages dangerous working conditions
-labor protest near Chicago's hay market riot
-really turned the riot aftr someone trew a bomb and police gov. Imposed death sentence on 7 men and 8 were sentenced to 15 years in prison and 4 were hanged -
Andrew Carneige
-the Carnegie argument about the gospel of wealth is the rich people should be allowed to use their money to helpless 'fit people'
-lie created Bessemer process steel making
-his fortune in the steel industry the most extensive integrated -
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Ellis island
-Northern and Western Europe -Germany
-Southern and Eastern Europe poured in
-if found they were sent back to their own country
-2% were denied admission for disease commended background or insontly
-immigrant quote act and the national origins and postructed the quantity into the U.S -
pull Men Strike
-manufacture railroad cars
-cut the alredy low wages of its workers about 25% but did not introduce corresponding reduction interest and other charges
-American railroad way union striking
-small group of 260,000 joined and refused to hitch cars -
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Angel Island
-also known as "Ellis island of the west"
-majority of the groups where Asian Imigrants
-they where detained interrogated asking observed questions that could not be answered
-men and women housed seperatly
-detainces spent much of their times in barracks
-women immigrants where denied entry, they didn't have a father or husband that are u.s citizens -
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Americanization day
-1915 the USA declared that it needed to establish a campaign to unify new and old Americans
-the USA chosed may,1 as the venue, to reshape the old and embrace the new
-meaning 1: to make Americans 2: to assimulate into American culture 3: to bring under American influence or control -
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Great Migration
-pull factors to north
-job opportunities
-voting was a right push factors from south
-violence of hate
-work to survive/no jobs
-migration of new opportunities, blacks moved north to escape from oppressive conditions of the south like launching unfair legal system navigating of education -
John d rockteller
-he was the head of standard oil company he dominated the petrolium industry
-john was also one of the most respected philantropisis in history he helped payed for the creation of the university of chicago and rocketeller of new york
-he used vertical integration by buying companies that provided the equipment and services he needed