1. Immigrant processing island in San Francisco Bay.

2. Law aimed at discriminating against west coast immigrants.

3. Type of immigrants that the Germans are classified as.

4. Organizations that helped individual ethnic groups adjust to American society.

5. Type of immigrants that came from eastern Europe.

6. General anti-immigrant attitude.

7. Immigrant processing island in New York Harbor.

New Old Benevolent Societies EllisNativism Chinese Exclusion Act Angel

The Transformation of American Society

•“New” Immigrants arrived from Eastern Europe from 1880-1924

•Most traveled to the US in the bottom decks of ships (“steerage”)

•Ethnic neighborhoods grew as more immigrants arrived

•Benevolent societies helped people find jobs and bury their dead in America

• San Francisco New York

Angel Island

Nativism• Many Protestant-white Americans

feared that foreigners would take over the US

Chinese Exclusion ActChinese Exclusion ActA Nativist reaction which A Nativist reaction which severely limited the severely limited the numbers of Chinese numbers of Chinese immigrants allowed into immigrants allowed into the USthe US

Cities Go VerticalCities Go Vertical

American technology created American technology created the skyscraperthe skyscraper

Elisha Otis created the elevatorElisha Otis created the elevator Skyscrapers have a steel Skyscrapers have a steel

skeleton which supports the skeleton which supports the buildingbuilding

Urban Urban ProblemsProblems

► Jacob Riis photographed Jacob Riis photographed the problems of people the problems of people living in large citiesliving in large cities

►Poverty, crime, over-Poverty, crime, over-crowding were commoncrowding were common

City LifeCity Life Horse drawn buses and steam locomotive Horse drawn buses and steam locomotive

commuter trains allowed suburbs to growcommuter trains allowed suburbs to grow

Nouveau RicheNouveau Riche People who had money competed with each other People who had money competed with each other

to show off how much stuff they could own: to show off how much stuff they could own: clothes, carriages, jewelry, etc.clothes, carriages, jewelry, etc.

This is know as This is know as CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTIONCONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION

The Urban Middle The Urban Middle ClassClass Business managers, secretaries, store Business managers, secretaries, store

owners, high school educated and beyondowners, high school educated and beyond

Leisure and Sports• The Middle Class had time and money to take a break

from their jobs.• Leisure activities included bicycling, playing ball, horse

racing, visiting museums and attending concerts.

Leisure and Sports• Professional Baseball, first organized in 1876,

became popular as more people had more free time.

• As working hours decreased toward an 8 hour day, people looked for entertainment.