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Industrialization drew a flood of Industrialization drew a flood of immigrants to the United Statesimmigrants to the United States

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From 1865 to 1900, some 13.5 million people From 1865 to 1900, some 13.5 million people came to the United Statescame to the United States

Why?Why?

With available jobs and open land people were With available jobs and open land people were drawn to the United States (Pull Factors)drawn to the United States (Pull Factors)

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During this time period, Europe faced many During this time period, Europe faced many devastating conditionsdevastating conditions

A potato crop failure in Ireland and a A potato crop failure in Ireland and a revolution in Germany brought many people revolution in Germany brought many people from those countries here (Push Factors)from those countries here (Push Factors)

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People also came from Italy, Poland, Russia, Sweden, People also came from Italy, Poland, Russia, Sweden, England, and other European countriesEngland, and other European countries

Would they settle in the North or South? Why?Would they settle in the North or South? Why?

Majority of the immigrants came into this country Majority of the immigrants came into this country through New York City at through New York City at Ellis Island Ellis Island or San or San Francisco at Francisco at Angel Island Angel Island and stayed in the north and stayed in the north because there were more cities, jobs, and some because there were more cities, jobs, and some educational opportunitieseducational opportunities

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As more people moved into the cities, there As more people moved into the cities, there became a shortage of places to livebecame a shortage of places to live

GhettosGhettos: Poor areas that are dominated by a : Poor areas that are dominated by a single ethnic group (Little Italy, Chinatown)single ethnic group (Little Italy, Chinatown)

Ghettos started to appear all over the cities as Ghettos started to appear all over the cities as more people lived together in small areasmore people lived together in small areas

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English!English!

Immigrant children learned English, American Immigrant children learned English, American customs, religion, and culture and taught it to their customs, religion, and culture and taught it to their parentsparents

These immigrants also introduced parts of their These immigrants also introduced parts of their language and culture to older Americanslanguage and culture to older Americans

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Immigrants competed against other minority Immigrants competed against other minority groups for jobs, which kept wages lowgroups for jobs, which kept wages low

They worked long hours in awful conditions They worked long hours in awful conditions like the people before themlike the people before them

They helped build the railroads, canals, They helped build the railroads, canals, introduced new farming techniques, and introduced new farming techniques, and labored in factorieslabored in factories

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Americans were not happy with all of these Americans were not happy with all of these new immigrantsnew immigrants

They thought they were superior and therefore They thought they were superior and therefore discriminated against immigrants; This is discriminated against immigrants; This is known as known as NativismNativism

Sound familiar???Sound familiar???

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They were put on They were put on the same level as the same level as African African Americans were Americans were decades agodecades ago

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immigrants out of the United Statesimmigrants out of the United States

Chinese Exclusion ActChinese Exclusion Act: Sharply limited the : Sharply limited the number of Chinese into the U.S. in 1882number of Chinese into the U.S. in 1882

Gentleman’s AgreementGentleman’s Agreement: Agreement with : Agreement with Japan which almost stopped all Japanese Japan which almost stopped all Japanese immigration to America in 1907immigration to America in 1907

ImmigrationImmigration These immigrants were easily influenced by a corrupt These immigrants were easily influenced by a corrupt

group of peoplegroup of people

Political MachinePolitical Machine: A group of politicians associated : A group of politicians associated with the Democratic party that would provide jobs, with the Democratic party that would provide jobs, money, or a place to stay to immigrants in exchange money, or a place to stay to immigrants in exchange for their votefor their vote

Most notorious was William “Boss” Tweed who ran Most notorious was William “Boss” Tweed who ran the New York City political machine known as the New York City political machine known as Tammany HallTammany Hall