Is America the Land Of Opportunity

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Is America the Land Of Opportunity?
Essential Question Immigration, Urbanization,
Reform
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Old Immigrants were from northern western
Europe before 1885. They often were protestants,
spoke English, blended into society
Old Immigrants
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New Immigrants usually came from S. or E. Europe,
Asia, or Latin America. They were often Catholic
or Jewish didnt speak English.
New Immigrants
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The people were pushed away by difficult
conditions at home (Famine, lack of jobs,
persecution, etc.)
Push Factors
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Economic opportunities freedom drew many
immigrants to America
Pull Factors
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Immigrants took a rough boat ride with bad food
and small compartments.
How they Immigrated
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Immigrants formed neighborhoods where everybody
shared the same culture.
Ethnic Neighborhoods
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We allowed everybody to come to America (Sick and
people unable to work were exceptions)
Us policy towards immigrants in the 1800s
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From 1892 to 1954, over 12 million immigrants
entered the US through Ellis Island in New Yorks
harbor
Ellis Island
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It was where immigrants were processed
inspected for good health.
Ellis island (2)
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Assimilation.
Immigrants tried to learn English become
American
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They didnt want immigrants to come to America!
Nativists reaction
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They did not like the new immigrants culture
were afraid of them taking their jobs.
Nativists reaction (2)
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In 1882 congress passed the first law to limit
Chinese immigration (Chinese Exclusion Act)
Change in the US policy toward immigrants
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Other laws soon followed that limited the number
of new immigrants being able to enter the US
Change in the US policy toward immigrants
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Immigrants played an enormous part in the growth
of cities (Urbanization)
General info time period
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Crowded 6-7 story apartment buildings (trick- 10
people in an apartment)
Tenements
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Houses that provided education, medical care,
playgrounds, nurseries, and libraries for the
poor. The Hull House was set up by Jane Addams
Settlement House
Addams
Hull House
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Big cities needed more space, so many architects
decided to build up.
Skyscrapers
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Reformers who wanted to make America better
believed the good of people should guide govt.
Progressives
Teddy Roosevelt
Upton Sinclair
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A political machine was an organization that ran
a city. A city boss was in charge of part of a
city. William boss Tweed was a city boss in NYC.
Political Machine/ City Boss/ William boss Tweed
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He was a cartoonist that drew many political
cartoons, some of which about W. M. Tweed.
Thomas Nast
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Giving jobs to loyal supporters is called
patronage. Pres. Jackson started it. Pres. Author
tried to end it after Pres. Garfield was
assassinated.
Spoils System
Chester Author
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It was in charge of recruiting, examining,
training, and promoting employees of federal
government agencies.
Civil Service Commission
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A journalist who uncovers abuses corruption in
society.
Muckracker
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Sinclairs The Jungle revealed gruesome details
about Chicagos meatpacking industry.
Upton Sinclair and The Jungle
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Prevented the manufacture, sale, or transport of
illegal items, such as infected food or drugs.
Pure Food and Drug Act
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Primaryvoters choose party candidate from
several people. Initiativevoters put a bill
directly in front of a legislature. Recallvoters
can remove an elected official from office.
Primary/Initiative/Recall
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It provided for the direct election of Senators
by the people of a state rather than their
election or appointment by a state legislature.
17th amendment.
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Women like Elizabeth Cady Staton and Susan B.
Anthony held the Seneca Falls Convention for
womens rights. Some states started to allow
women to vote in the late 1800s.
Women and the progress in the fight to vote in
the 1800s
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Fighting for the right to vote
Suffragists
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It was ratified in 1920 allowed women the
right to vote
19th amendment
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Stopping the abuse of alcohol
Temperance
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Carry Nation was a temperance crusader. She took
the fight against alcohol into the saloons.
Carry Nation
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A period from 1920 to 1933 when the making sale
of liquor was illegal.
18th Amendment\Prohibition
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The government should break up bad trusts,
protect the environment protect the food we eat
Teddy Roosevelt- (Beliefs about trusts,
conservation meatpacking)
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The Northern Securities Company was a big
railroad monopoly. Roosevelt accused them of
limiting trade and won at the supreme court.
Northern Securities Case
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Roosevelt meant that every one should have an
equal opportunity to succeed.
Roosevelts square deal
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Congress has the power to collect taxes on
peoples incomes.
16th Amendment
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Wilson won because Roosevelt Taft split the
Republican party.
Election of 1912
Roosevelt
Taft
Wilson
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Wilson created the federal trade commission,
which had the power to investigate companies and
order them to stop unfair business practices.
Woodrow Wilson\ federal trade commission
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Old immigrants and new immigrants.

• The old immigrants came from northern and western
  Europe.. the new immigrants came from southern
  and eastern Europe. They also came from china,
  Japan, and Mexico.

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An ethnic neighborhood was a neighborhood where
everyone spoke the same language and came from
the same place.