Unit 6 lesson 1 Immigration/Urbanization

Who were the people who were old immigrants

Western Europe

Who were the people who were new immigrants 1890

Eastern Europe, Asian Immigration, and Hispanic Immigration

What was the immigration processing station in NY and San Francisco called?

Ellis island(NY) and angel island(SF) (predominantly asian immigrants).

Ellis Island, NY

immigrant processing on east coast

Angel Island, SF

immigrant processing on west coast

ethnic communities

 people divided by culture, religion, race, etc

Chinese Exclusion Act

U.S. government set up a quota system that limited the amount of Asian immigrants coming into the U.S. due to their large increase of people in a limited time

push factors for immigrants

• Farm poverty and work uncertainty

• Wars and compulsory military service 

• Political tyranny 

• Religious oppression 

pull factors for immigrants

• Plenty of land and plenty of work

• Higher standard of living

• Democratic political system 

• Opportunity for social advancement

what happens during the immigrant processing

- they then waited on long lines for medical inspections (look for contagious diseases or health issues)                                                      

 - legal inspections (questions about their prior lives                                        - literacy test (in their own language)    

Nativism

the policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants.

1/12 of US Population lived in cities by

1840

1/3 of US Population lived in cities

by 1900

 new technology in urban areas

bridges, electric transit systems, and urban planning

 What caused urban growth

1.immigrant settlement

2. decline of farmers

new technology, fewer farm workers

3. closing of the frontier

4. Industrialization (jobs)

5. cultural opportunities

problems caused by urban growth

Poor housing, transportation, rising crime rates, few city fires, and pollution and disease

Chicago fire of 1871

300 people killed, 100,000 homeless, 17K buildings destroyed - leads to reform and increased city services

Social Gospel

Christian theme of helping the less fortunate

Salvation Army

“How the Other Half Lives”, Jacob Riis

pictures of poor housing; overcrowding

Jane Adams, Hull house

teach immigrants to read and write and life skills

Settlement housing

temp housing for immigrants (mostly women)

. Who designed Central Park

Fredrick Olmstead

Who created the Kodak camera

George Eastman

What were some new “leisure time” entertainment and food in the early 1900s?

Coney Island, NY, bicycle craze, tennis (grass) – could play anywhere, Hershey bars, Coca-Cola, Pepsi, shopping centers, special districts in urban areas, department stores (Macys, Sears and Robuck), chain stores, and advertising

Fjrst flight, 1903

Wright Brothers

What was yellow journalism and who used it?

“exaggerated news”, sensationalism, promotions, and Joseph Pulitzer

What did William Randolph Hearst raise money for

Raises $ for building of Statue of Liberty