Escape from difficult conditions Birds of Passage Job opportunities Chinese: transcontinental railroad Japanese: sugar plantations
New York immigration inspection station European immigrants Baggage room-> registry room ->Great Hall for examinations->legal interview Foran Act
San Francisco Bay Asian Immigrants Harsh conditions Long detentions
Melting Pot Keep out the “undesirables”; southern and eastern Europe Taking jobs (working for less pay), different religion, different culture Immigration Restriction League Chinese Exclusion Act Gentlemen’s Agreement
Migrated to cities Americanization Movement assimilate
Housing: tenements 21,GGLG:en&q=tenement+housing&um=1&ie=UTF- 8&ei=EQXXSvdzgd7xBurCtN4I&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CBYQsAQwAA 21,GGLG:en&q=tenement+housing&um=1&ie=UTF- 8&ei=EQXXSvdzgd7xBurCtN4I&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CBYQsAQwAA Transportation: mass transit Water: limited access, no indoor plumbing Sanitation: trash on streets Social Gospel Movement Settlement House Movement Jane Adams
Organized group that controlled the activities of a political party in a city and offered services to voters and businesses in exchange for political and financial support Local precinct workers & captains -> ward boss -> city boss
William Marcy Tweed head of Tammany Hall Tweed Scam Thomas Nast
Spoils system Civil service administration 1880 Presidential Election: republicans split into 3 parties: Stalwarts, Half breeds, Independents