laissez faire hands off approach by government on business affairs reasons for immigrants coming to America simply a chance

for a better life reasons for Asians coming to America railroad to get jobs pattern of immigration between 1870-1890; 1890 Northern and western European, then southern and eastern Europeans that came in waves at those time periods. Mexican immigration Mexicans came for farming jobs in the Southwest. Roosevelt developed the irrigation systems in the Southwest, another temptation for Mexicans to leave their mother country to seek opportunity in America. steerage The bottom of the ship, in which the immigrants were housed in during the extent of their journey to America. immigrants ports of entry Ellis Island, Angel Island. Nativists Americans who were native born, who resented the immigrants. As a result, they restricted the amount of immigrants coming into the country. immigration laws discriminated the most against the Asians Chinese Exclusion Act, Gentlemens Agreement. Gentlemens Agreement of 1907-1908 Limited the unskilled immigration, in exchange for repealing the San Francisco Segregation order. (The result of a deal with the nation of Japan.) Americans did not trust the Asians and were hostile towards them. American Protective Association Insisted on the education of the American culture exclusively in schools.

Chinese Exclusion Act Didnt allow anyone but government official, merchant, tourists, students and teachers. reason why U.S. became more urban in the late 1800s Farming industry became smaller, as industrialization grew. Laborers were forced to move to the cities to find jobs, furthering the advances of urbanism. where the African Americans relocated in the late 1800s They moved to cities to find jobs. rapid expansion of urban areas result in both immigration and increased productivity of factory jobs where European immigrants often settled in U.S. New York City slums and tenements characterized cities by early 1900s social gospel reformed campaign that tried to apply the teachings of Jesus Christ into society. main goal of social gospel and settlement houses Golden Rule to help the poor. role of settlement houses to provide social services. settlement houses social workers lived in the poor neighborhoods how political machines helped immigrants in the late 1800s by providing jobs and help for immigrants. why immigrants supported political machines it helped them to get jobs political machines unofficial organizations designed to keep a party or group in power. William Boss Tweed

Democratic party boss in New York City post-Reconstruction era characterized by corruption in business & govt Pendleton Civil Service Act A piece of legislation to reform the spoil system high tariffs one example of the government trying to help American businesses. Republican Party platform in the late 1800s High tariff, tight money, government aid to the railroads suburb: residential community near a city ghetto: section of city in which certain ethnic and racial groups live blue laws: local regulations prohibit sales of certain items on Sunday