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Coming to new Terms with the New Age
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a. Religious & Political persecution b. Economics/jobs c. overcrowding d. Food and land shortages
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1. B/4 1890, most came Ireland and Germany; “old immigrants” 2. After 1890, most came from Central, Eastern, and southern Europe; “new immigrants” 3. Filled thousands of low paying jobs 4. Cities unable to keep up with demands
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1. Potato famine – 1845 2. Catholic 3. Anti-British 4. Poor and illiterate 5. Northeast 1. Farmers and craftsmen 2. Better off than the Irish 3. Midwest
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1. China and Japan 2. Transcontinental RR and gold rush 3. Mining, farming, domestic work
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1. Culture shock: The confusion and anxiety that results from not understanding a new culture 2. How do you cope?
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1. Nativism – favoritism over native-born 2. Increase in anti- immigrant groups 3. “Right” immigrants 4. Asians, Jews, E. Europeans, Catholic: Not!
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Perceived opportunities of wealth
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1. Urbanization Rapid growth of a city 2. Who moved into the cities? a. Immigrants b. Rural Americans 3. Why the cities? a. Cheap and convenient b. jobs c. Cultural diversity
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1. Uneven 2. Slums sign of God
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“are running the cities”
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1. Informal political group designed to gain and keep power. Ran by a “party boss” 2. Tammany Hall: NY Democratic political machine led by “Boss” Tweed 3. Graft - bribes 4. Helped government officials/themselves get elected 4. Helped immigrants get jobs and homes in return for votes
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& The Second Great Awakening (1790s)
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Advocated Christian Perfectionism
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1. Social reform supported by Evangelicals 2. Wanted to make the world “perfect” 3. Facilities for the criminals and insane 4. Reforms based on social control; i.e. temperance 5. Women biggest supporters; Declaration of Sentiments/Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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1. Horace Mann a. Kids need school for structure and discipline b. Advocated public schools c. Group by age not ability; help each other d. Women make better teachers; they are nurturers
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Mother Ann Lee advocated celibacy and communal families
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a. Community based on cooperation and hard work b. Self govern c. JS Killed in Illinois; 1844 d. B.Y. takes followers to Utah e. Accepting of immigrants Joseph Smith Brigham Young
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