Immigration in the Gilded Age

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Immigration in the Gilded Age If you catch me at the border I got visas in my name If you come around here, I make 'em all day I get one down in a second if you wait --M.I.A.

Pre Industrialization Before the Civil War and Industrialization, the north needed a large work force to work in the new factories After the Civil War, immigrants from Europe and Asia filled the need for a larger work force Mostly from England, Germany, Ireland, Norway, and Sweden These “Old Immigrants” arrived before 1870

Changes to Immigration 3.5 million immigrants come to the United States in the 1890s Over half of the new immigrants are from Asia and southern and eastern Europe.

Ellis Island (NYC) and Angel Island (San Francisco) Immigrants from Europe entered America through one of these islands It was their first glimpse of America and where they were given medical tests and deemed if they were fit to enter the country

Impact of Immigration Immigrants will make up a very large portion of the industrial working class Immigrants will join labor unions in large numbers Cities will grow rapidly  Government unable to keep up with growth Common problems in Gilded Age cities: Poverty Crime Sanitation and Disease

Nativism Social Darwinist belief that those currently living in America and descending from English or German ancestors are superior Wanted to preserve the purity of English and German descendants Immigration Restriction League Wanted to eliminate undesirable, foreign voters Pushed for literacy and residency requirements for voting

Nativism

Nativism

Nativism

Nativism

Chinese Exclusion Intense racism towards Chinese immigrants, especially on the West Coast result in 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act Segregation, discrimination, and violence occur towards Chinese Americans

Chinese Building Railroads

Chinese Building Railroads

Chinese Building Railroads

Arguments Used Against Immigrants in the Gilded Age Impurity of their race Infected with disease Unable to adapt to American culture Speak a different language Taking the jobs of Americans

Immigration Prompt Imagine that you are a Chinese male who has just arrived at Angel Island OR a female Russian Jew just who just arrived at Ellis Island. Write TWO paragraphs that describes what you see and how you feel. Consider: Why did you come to America? What did your expectation of what America would be like compare to the reality? What your plan once you arrived in America would be (career, housing, etc)? Are you hopeful for your future in America? What challenges will you face as an immigrant?