Immigration Flashcards
(13 cards)
In the late 1840s and early 1950s, most Irish came to America to
Escape the potato famine
Reasons why immigrants came to America
Seek new opportunities
Many Jews came to America from Europe to
Escape Religious hate
As European immigrants flooded into America, most were processed through
Ellis Island
What was the Chinese Exclusion Act?
The United States did not accept Chinese immigrants into the United States.
Jacob Riis’ photographs showed
The conditions in tenements
why did most immigrants settle where they did in the United States?
It was cheap and they could find their own communities.
What led to overcrowded immigrant neighborhoods?
Lack of housing
Immigrants were essential to the American economy in the late 1800s because many of them
Worked jobs that many other Americans wouldn’t. They worked for low wages and came to the US to work and job
Mexicans who immigrated to the States in the early 1920’s had a major influence because
What did the government do in response to the tragedy at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory?
Create new safety laws.
-Doors open outwards
- Sprinklers
-Exists open to open areas
Why did industrialists like to hire children?
The could fit in small spaces to fix machines. They were cheap labor.
Nativism in the late 19th century was motivated primarily by
The number of immigrants that were coming into America. It was favoritism towards native born americans
