Post Reconstruction America. Westward Movement Era of American Cowboy.
-
Upload
alaina-murphy -
Category
Documents
-
view
224 -
download
0
Transcript of Post Reconstruction America. Westward Movement Era of American Cowboy.
![Page 1: Post Reconstruction America. Westward Movement Era of American Cowboy.](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062301/56649eb65503460f94bbf6f4/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
Post Reconstruction Post Reconstruction AmericaAmerica
![Page 2: Post Reconstruction America. Westward Movement Era of American Cowboy.](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062301/56649eb65503460f94bbf6f4/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
Westward MovementWestward Movement
Era of American CowboyEra of American Cowboy
![Page 3: Post Reconstruction America. Westward Movement Era of American Cowboy.](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062301/56649eb65503460f94bbf6f4/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
![Page 4: Post Reconstruction America. Westward Movement Era of American Cowboy.](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062301/56649eb65503460f94bbf6f4/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
![Page 5: Post Reconstruction America. Westward Movement Era of American Cowboy.](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062301/56649eb65503460f94bbf6f4/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
Reasons for Westward Reasons for Westward MovementMovement
• Economic Opportunities in west
• Homestead Act–Free land out
west to anyone willing to farm the land
![Page 6: Post Reconstruction America. Westward Movement Era of American Cowboy.](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062301/56649eb65503460f94bbf6f4/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
Reasons for Westward Reasons for Westward MovementMovement
• Southerners needed a new start after Civil War
• African-Americans moved out west to use their agricultural skills
![Page 7: Post Reconstruction America. Westward Movement Era of American Cowboy.](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062301/56649eb65503460f94bbf6f4/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
Reasons for Westward Reasons for Westward MovementMovement
• Completion of Transcontinental Railroad made travel out west easier
![Page 8: Post Reconstruction America. Westward Movement Era of American Cowboy.](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062301/56649eb65503460f94bbf6f4/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
![Page 9: Post Reconstruction America. Westward Movement Era of American Cowboy.](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062301/56649eb65503460f94bbf6f4/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
![Page 10: Post Reconstruction America. Westward Movement Era of American Cowboy.](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062301/56649eb65503460f94bbf6f4/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
ImmigrationImmigration
![Page 11: Post Reconstruction America. Westward Movement Era of American Cowboy.](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062301/56649eb65503460f94bbf6f4/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
Old Immigrants (Pre-1871)Old Immigrants (Pre-1871)• Immigrated from
northern and western Europe
• Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Norway, and Sweden
![Page 12: Post Reconstruction America. Westward Movement Era of American Cowboy.](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062301/56649eb65503460f94bbf6f4/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
New Immigrants (Post-New Immigrants (Post-1871)1871)
• Immigrated from southern and eastern Europe
• Italy, Greece, Poland, Russia, and present-day Hungary and Yugoslavia
• As well as Asia (China and Japan).
![Page 13: Post Reconstruction America. Westward Movement Era of American Cowboy.](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062301/56649eb65503460f94bbf6f4/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
Reasons for ImmigrationReasons for Immigration
• Seeking freedom
• Better lives
• Escaping persecution
• JOBS!!!!
![Page 14: Post Reconstruction America. Westward Movement Era of American Cowboy.](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062301/56649eb65503460f94bbf6f4/html5/thumbnails/14.jpg)
Ellis IslandEllis Island
• Processing center in New York for new immigrants from Europe
![Page 15: Post Reconstruction America. Westward Movement Era of American Cowboy.](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062301/56649eb65503460f94bbf6f4/html5/thumbnails/15.jpg)
Ellis IslandEllis Island
• Statue of Liberty first sign of freedom and America as ships entered country
![Page 16: Post Reconstruction America. Westward Movement Era of American Cowboy.](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062301/56649eb65503460f94bbf6f4/html5/thumbnails/16.jpg)
![Page 17: Post Reconstruction America. Westward Movement Era of American Cowboy.](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062301/56649eb65503460f94bbf6f4/html5/thumbnails/17.jpg)
![Page 18: Post Reconstruction America. Westward Movement Era of American Cowboy.](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062301/56649eb65503460f94bbf6f4/html5/thumbnails/18.jpg)
![Page 19: Post Reconstruction America. Westward Movement Era of American Cowboy.](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062301/56649eb65503460f94bbf6f4/html5/thumbnails/19.jpg)
![Page 20: Post Reconstruction America. Westward Movement Era of American Cowboy.](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062301/56649eb65503460f94bbf6f4/html5/thumbnails/20.jpg)
![Page 21: Post Reconstruction America. Westward Movement Era of American Cowboy.](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062301/56649eb65503460f94bbf6f4/html5/thumbnails/21.jpg)
![Page 22: Post Reconstruction America. Westward Movement Era of American Cowboy.](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062301/56649eb65503460f94bbf6f4/html5/thumbnails/22.jpg)
Angel Island Angel Island
• Processing center in California for immigrants entering from Asia
![Page 23: Post Reconstruction America. Westward Movement Era of American Cowboy.](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062301/56649eb65503460f94bbf6f4/html5/thumbnails/23.jpg)
Contributions of Contributions of ImmigrantsImmigrants
![Page 24: Post Reconstruction America. Westward Movement Era of American Cowboy.](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062301/56649eb65503460f94bbf6f4/html5/thumbnails/24.jpg)
ChineseChinese• Worked on
railroads
![Page 25: Post Reconstruction America. Westward Movement Era of American Cowboy.](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062301/56649eb65503460f94bbf6f4/html5/thumbnails/25.jpg)
Irish (Ireland)Irish (Ireland)
• Worked on railroads
• Also worked in textile and steel mills
![Page 26: Post Reconstruction America. Westward Movement Era of American Cowboy.](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062301/56649eb65503460f94bbf6f4/html5/thumbnails/26.jpg)
Italians/Slavs (Yugoslavia)Italians/Slavs (Yugoslavia)
• Worked in Coalmines
![Page 27: Post Reconstruction America. Westward Movement Era of American Cowboy.](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062301/56649eb65503460f94bbf6f4/html5/thumbnails/27.jpg)
Poles (Poland)Poles (Poland)
• Worked in Coalmines
• Worked in Clothing Industry in New York
![Page 28: Post Reconstruction America. Westward Movement Era of American Cowboy.](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062301/56649eb65503460f94bbf6f4/html5/thumbnails/28.jpg)
Problems facing Problems facing ImmigrantsImmigrants
![Page 29: Post Reconstruction America. Westward Movement Era of American Cowboy.](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062301/56649eb65503460f94bbf6f4/html5/thumbnails/29.jpg)
AssimilationAssimilation
• Immigrants had trouble becoming a part of American culture–Did not speak English–Uneducated
• Public schools helped immigrants
![Page 30: Post Reconstruction America. Westward Movement Era of American Cowboy.](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062301/56649eb65503460f94bbf6f4/html5/thumbnails/30.jpg)
Ethnic NeighborhoodsEthnic Neighborhoods
• City neighborhoods consisting of immigrants from the same culture
• Allowed immigrants to slowly learn American culture while keeping their own
![Page 31: Post Reconstruction America. Westward Movement Era of American Cowboy.](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062301/56649eb65503460f94bbf6f4/html5/thumbnails/31.jpg)
![Page 32: Post Reconstruction America. Westward Movement Era of American Cowboy.](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062301/56649eb65503460f94bbf6f4/html5/thumbnails/32.jpg)
![Page 33: Post Reconstruction America. Westward Movement Era of American Cowboy.](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062301/56649eb65503460f94bbf6f4/html5/thumbnails/33.jpg)
![Page 34: Post Reconstruction America. Westward Movement Era of American Cowboy.](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062301/56649eb65503460f94bbf6f4/html5/thumbnails/34.jpg)
Problems with Problems with ImmigrantsImmigrants
• Immigrants worked for less taking jobs from Americans
• Americans were scared of new religions and cultures
• Americans didn’t trust immigrants
![Page 35: Post Reconstruction America. Westward Movement Era of American Cowboy.](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062301/56649eb65503460f94bbf6f4/html5/thumbnails/35.jpg)
Limits on Limits on ImmigrationImmigration
![Page 36: Post Reconstruction America. Westward Movement Era of American Cowboy.](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062301/56649eb65503460f94bbf6f4/html5/thumbnails/36.jpg)
Chinese Exclusion Act of Chinese Exclusion Act of 18821882
• Put a limit on number of Chinese immigrants
![Page 37: Post Reconstruction America. Westward Movement Era of American Cowboy.](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062301/56649eb65503460f94bbf6f4/html5/thumbnails/37.jpg)
Immigration Restriction Act Immigration Restriction Act of 1921of 1921
• Ended all immigration from Europe
• Although immigration dramatically slowed after these acts, immigrants continued to provide valuable contributions to American life