Chapter Seven Final Flashcards
Why did European immigrants come over
Left to escape religious prosecution
Left from rising population
Job opportunities like factory
Political movements
Why did Chinese immigrants come over
For the gold rush
Jobs like mining, farming, railroads,
High American wages
What was the effect of Asian immigration
Work was scarce and labor groups exerted political pressure
What immigrants were discriminated against?
Asian and Europeans, people were scared for their jobs and felt they were taking them because they would work for lower wages
What was Ellis island
Where European immigrants had to pass inspection in order to get into America
What was angel island
Where Chinese and Asian immigrants came to enter into America. Harsher than Ellis
What was life like for immigrants in America
Hard, try to find a place to live, a job, understand the culture. Most lived in cities because cheaper and more jobs
How did native born Americans view immigrants
They disliked their unfamiliar language and customs, viewed as a threat to American life, didn’t like them taking the jobs
What was nativism
Favoritism toward native born Americans.
What effect did anti migration groups and laws have
Chinese exclusion act
Segregation
Gentlemens agreement
What was the Chinese exclusion act
Slammed door closed for ten years on Chinese immigration by restricting Chinese immigration, only open to certain people Z
What was the gentleman a agreement cause and effect
Segregated Japanese children in seperate schools, Japanese raised angry protests, so gentle mans act, limit immigration of unskilled workers in exchange for repeal of segregation order
What was the anericanization movement
Integrate immigrants into American life, schools, teach them English skills,
What is urbanization
Growth of cities
How was life different for different classes
Poor people were more affected by the negative aspects
