The New Immigrants

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The New Immigrants

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• identify the reasons millions of people immigrated to the United States during the Gilded Age

• explain the reasons nativist groups opposed immigration

The New Immigrants

Immigrants, or people who migrate to live permanently in a new country

European Immigrants left to escape religious persecution. Other Europeans left because of the rising population. France, Italy, and Germany to escape political upheaval in their native land.

Immigrants from Asia- Chinese came to California. They came for the gold rush and many remained to work on the transcontinental railroad

Immigration from North America- Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and other islands came looking for better jobs. Some came to flee political turmoil, and others came to work in the fields. Mexicans came as migrant workers to help in the fields. After 1910, political and social problems caused even more Mexicans to head north

Multiple Select

Which factors did new immigrants from Europe, Asia, and North America have in common for leaving their home countries for the United States? Select all that apply.

• to improve their economic conditions

• to escape political turmoil

• Better Weather

Travel

Between 1870 and 1920, most immigrants crossed the ocean on steamships.

They made sweeping promises and painted a beautiful picture of America

Most immigrants traveled in steerage, the cheapest fare they could pay for passage.

Once their ships docked, the immigrants had to pass inspections at immigration stations before they could be admitted to the United States.

Multiple Select

Which answer choices did the immigrants have to prove or pass to be admitted to the United States? Select all that apply.

• mental competence test

• English language test

• health inspection

Settlement

Most immigrants lived in tenements, large buildings divided into single or two-room units. Many tenements were in poor repair and lacked adequate water and sewage infrastructure. Disease spread quickly from one house to the next.

Employers often took advantage of the immigrants. Men were generally paid less than other workers, and women less than men. Economic and social tensions were part of the immigrant experience.

Reaction to Immigration

Nativism is the belief that favors the interests of native-born people over the interests of immigrants or other groups to extremes. They discriminated against the new immigrants' religious and cultural traditions

They claimed the new immigrants took jobs away from native-born citizens and blamed them for social problems such as crime and overcrowding in cities

The nativist groups tried to influence universities, employers, and other organizations to restrict the admission of people who were Jewish or Catholic

The Chinese Exclusion Act

Nativist attitudes in the western states targeted the large number of Chinese people who immigrated to the United States.

activists in California were angry that Chinese people held jobs whereas many native-born Americans lost their jobs during the depression. They pressured Congress to take action.

In 1882, Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act that severely limited the number of Chinese who could immigrate to the United States.

Open Ended

Why were Nativists against Immigration?

Summary

people migrated from Europe during the Gilded Age. People from Asia, Mexico, and the Caribbean migrated, as well.

Immigrants had to pass inspections at immigration stations

Immigrants settled in mostly urban areas and primarily in ethnic neighborhoods.

Nativist groups opposed the large number of immigrants because they believed immigrants threatened American culture and took jobs away from native-born workers.

Nativist groups were successful in pressuring the federal government to restrict immigration from China