7. Immigration, Nativism, Irish Immigrants

A negative effect of (a)   was overcrowding and the inadequate public services.

• Labor Unions
• Political Machines
• Urbanization
• Railroads

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#Gilded Age-Urbanization

The goal of the (a)   was to gain better wages and less hours.

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#Gilded Age-Labor Unions

Immigrants often felt they could no longer stay in their countries. These reasons for immigration are called - (a)  

• push factors
• pull factors
• immigration factors
• relocation factors

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#Gilded Age-Immigration

 One pull factor that encouraged immigration to America was -

• guaranteed housing to immigrants that could prove they were fleeing religious persecution

• political leaders of their old country were placing political opponents in jail

• when workers retired, they were guaranteed a monthly social security payment from the government

• economic opportunities were plentiful due to the rise of industrialization

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#Gilded Age-Immigration

 Millions of immigrants came to America from Ireland due to -

• their belief that all people were created equal

• America providing money to recent immigrants to help them provide for their families

• Ireland experiencing a deplorable potato famine

• Ireland erupting in a religious civil war

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#Gilded Age-Immigration

#Gilded Age-Irish Immigrants

 Irish immigrants to America were often discriminated against because of their - 

• thick Irish accents, this prevented Americans from understanding them

• lack of work ethic, they were not seen as good workers to hire

• religious beliefs, they were Catholic and a majority of Americans were Protestant

• dress, the clothes worn by Irish were seen as unstylish

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#Gilded Age-Irish Immigrants

What is the information the pie graph is displaying?

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#Gilded Age-Immigration

In 1854, what were the two largest immigrant groups?

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#Gilded Age-Immigration

In 1907, what were the largest immigrant groups?

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#Gilded Age-Immigration

What parts of Europe are most of the 1907 "new immigrants"?

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#Gilded Age-Immigration