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Immigration

Immigration. Reasons they come…. Escape from difficult conditions Birds of Passage Job opportunities Chinese: transcontinental railroad Japanese: sugar plantations. Ellis Island. New York immigration inspection station European immigrants

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Immigration

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  1. Immigration

  2. Reasons they come… • Escape from difficult conditions • Birds of Passage • Job opportunities • Chinese: transcontinental railroad • Japanese: sugar plantations

  3. Ellis Island New York immigration inspection station European immigrants Baggage room-> registry room ->Great Hall for examinations->legal interview Foran Act

  4. Angel Island San Francisco Bay Asian Immigrants Harsh conditions Long detentions

  5. Immigration Restrictions Melting Pot Keep out the “undesirables”; southern and eastern Europe Taking jobs (working for less pay), different religion, different culture Immigration Restriction League Chinese Exclusion Act Gentlemen’s Agreement

  6. Urbanization • Migrated to cities • Americanization Movement • assimilate

  7. Urban Life • Housing: tenements • http://images.google.com/images?sourceid=navclient&rls=GGLG,GGLG:2008-21,GGLG:en&q=tenement+housing&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=EQXXSvdzgd7xBurCtN4I&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CBYQsAQwAA • Transportation: mass transit • Water: limited access, no indoor plumbing • Sanitation: trash on streets • Social Gospel Movement • Settlement House Movement • Jane Adams

  8. Political Machines Organized group that controlled the activities of a political party in a city and offered services to voters and businesses in exchange for political and financial support Local precinct workers & captains -> ward boss -> city boss

  9. Tweed Ring Scandal William Marcy Tweed head of Tammany Hall Tweed Scam Thomas Nast

  10. Patronage Spoils system Civil service administration 1880 Presidential Election: republicans split into 3 parties: Stalwarts, Half breeds, Independents

  11. Pendleton Act: guidelines for hiring civil service employeesTariffMcKinley Tariff Act

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