Chapter 7 Immigrants and Urbanization Section 1 The New Immigrants.
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Transcript of Chapter 7 Immigrants and Urbanization Section 1 The New Immigrants.
Through the “Golden Door”
• Millions of Immigrants– Some seek better lives; others temporary Jobs.
• Europeans:– 1870 – 1920 = 20 million– Push Factors: religious persecution (Jews), Lack of Jobs, political
instability, and little to no rights. – Pull Factors: Land, Gold, Freedom, Jobs, and a better way standard
of living.
• Chinese and Japanese:– 300,000 Chinese / 200,000 Japanese– Why: Gold Rush, multitude of job opportunities (worked for less $$)
(RR, Farms, mines, domestic service, and business)
• The West Indies and Mexico:– 260,000 from West Indies / 700,000 from Mexico– Why: political turmoil, industrial jobs, and National Reclamation Act
(Draws Mexican farmers)
• Ellis Island:– Chief U.S. immigration station (New York City)– Immigrants must pass a physical exam (if failed they were turned
away)– 1892 – 1924 = 17 million immigrants processed at Ellis Island. – Ellis Island
• Angel Island:– Immigrant processing station in San Francisco. – Immigrants endure harsh questioning and long detention.
• Cooperation for Survival:– Immigrants must create a new life (home, work, new way of living)– Many seek people from their own ethnic background. – Friction develops b/w “hyphenated” Americans (native-born)
Immigration Restrictions
• The Rise of Nativism: – Melting Pot: the blending of many people and the different cultures. – Nativism: the overt favoritism toward Native-Born Americans.
• Anti-Asian Sentiment:– Nativism finds foothold in labor movement (fear Chinese Immigrants
who work for less)– 1882, Chinese Exclusion Act = bans entry to most Chinese / sharp
decline in Chinese immigration in 1883-1884.
• The Gentlemen's Agreement: – San Francisco segregates Japanese schoolchildren– Gentlemen’s Agreement: Japan limits emigration (it decreased
Japanese immigration) / U.S. repeals segregation.