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Imagration the gilded age
by Jolie Antoine, Tierra Blunt, Brianna Cooper
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Immigration
Immigration was nothing new to America. .
Old immigration brought thousands of Irish
Later on German people came to the new world
They came from Western Europe
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IMMIGRATION
Started in 1880-1920
Many groups came over
Created more ethnic diversity in the U.S.
They didn't have much wealth
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IMMIGRATION
Most came to America from Eli's island or Angel island
Most originally came from the Middle East and Europe
They didn't have to cross through country's to get there
Most had tattered clothes
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immigration
The nationalities of the new groups of the gilded age were:
Greek
Polish
Armenian
many more of the Middle East
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immagration
Very few spoke English
The American government was a foreign object to them
It was hard for them to learn English
The Americans were pretty cruel because at that time nobody liked change
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IMMIGRATION
The term "Gilded Age" was coined by Mark Twain
It was an era of serious social problems disguised by a thin gold gilding
It was also an era of economic growth, especially in the North and West
American wages grew 60% from 1860 to 1890
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immigration
The Gilded Age was an era of poverty
Railroads were a major industry, along with factories and mining
Two nationwide depressions interrupted growth
These were the Panic of 1873 and the Panic of 1893
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immigration
The Southern U.S. remained economically devastated
The Southern economy became more tied to cotton and tobacco
They suffered very low selling prices
African Americans in the South lost rights and power
10.
immigration
Despite some corruption, political elections were close
The dominant issues were cultural and economic changes
Reformers crusaded against child labor, civil service reform, and women's suffrage
Immigrants sought to escape famine, land shortages, and religious/political prosecution
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immigration
"Birds of passage" moved to earn money and return to their homes
Between 1870 and 1920, about 20 million Europeans arrived in the U.S.
Most came from North or West Europe, along with South and East
In 1907 alone, about 1 million people arrived from Italy and Russia
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immigration
Russian Jews were driven out of their homes by local officials
Many other immigrants were also affected by religious prosecution
U.S. state governments built schools, colleges, and hospitals
Numerous religious institutions were built as well
13.
IMMIGRATION
Private philanthropists helped support the founding of many schools
Parochial school systems developed for Catholics and some Protestants
There was much research in education occurring
Social Darwinism was a common state of mind
14.
immigration
Social Darwinism is basically social development.
It naturally occurs, especially during immigration
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IMMIGRATION
many heard that North America was well populated and governed by working
the care of the states was mainly engaged in the welfare and prosperity of labor.
Working people began to organize labor unions.
The best-known were the Knights of Labor and American Federation of Labor
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immigration
the typical work week lasted six days, and in some industries seven.
in 1913, there were 25,000 workers killed and approximately 700,000 hurt or disabled on the job.
1886, thousands of workers were on strike over this issue around the country.
Protective Association was founded in 1887 in Iowa,
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immigration
northern European immigrants supplied much of its membership and leadership
only 32,000 immigrants came from Italy and 17,000 from Russia
Every immigrant who entered New York Harbor after 1886 was greeted by the Statue of Liberty, a gift to the American people from the French
Despite setbacks, trade unionism continued to grow,
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IMMIGRATION citation
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