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New Immigration
-Most immigrants came from Southern+Eastern Europe, especially Poland, Italy, Austria-Hungary, Greece+Russia.
-Some push factors were oppression, poverty, war, religious/ethnic persecution.
-Pull factors were freedom+economic opportunities.
-"New immigrants" either stayed in New York or took trains to join their relatives in other parts of the country. -
Development of Morse Code and Telegraph
-The telegraph allowed people to communicate across great distances.
-The new technologies it led to was fax machines, cell phones, iPhone.
-The general roue that these lines followed was next to the railroads because they would have easy access to work on them. -
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Tammany Hall & Boss Tweed
-using fresh Irish immigrants for votes Tammany Hall gained power with polticians and the people
-T-H would then help Irish immigrants get jobs, pay rent and Americanize them.
-T-h offered votes for bribs and construction jobs in NY (like the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge)
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Homestead Act
-The Homestead were several U.S. fed laws that gave a person ownership of land, typically called a "homestead".
-At little or no cost, totaling 160 acres if settlers improved the land in 5 years they own it.
-Most homesteading occured west (mainly the Gt. Plains, Ok, Nebraska).
-Harsh climates with little water high temp. (100) and blizzards in the winter.
-Farmers created sod houses and dug 300 ft. wells. Farmers also came with DRY FARMING (planting seeds deep to reach moisture). -
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Cattle Drive Era
-Most cattle trails started in Texas and moved as far as Nebraska.
-Railroads and barbed were began to end the cattle drive era by closing off the ranges and making the transportation easier. -
First Tanscontinental Railroad
-Made it easier to trade from Alantic and Pacific coast it was also cheaper to transport goods.
-Settlers started having battles with native Americans because it moved natives into reservations.
-Put rails on rich hunting grounds.
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Nest Cartoon about "Boss Tweed"
Nast used his cartoons to attack the Tammany Hall political Ring and Boss Tweed to removed from power in the election of November 7<1871 (in NY). Tweed was arrested in 1873 and convicted of fraud. -
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Gilded Age and Westward Expansion
Gilded Age-By this, he meant that the period was glittering on the surface but corrupt underneath.
-This time period is characterized by economic growth, widespread poverty, westward expansion, and political corruption. -
Chinese Exclusionary Act
Chinese Exclusionary Act was the first federal law to restrict immigration to the united states for Chinese it reflected American prejudice at the time political leaders blamed an emrpyment against Asians those on the west coast were espcecily prone to attribate decining wages and econonic. -
Andrew Carnegie
-Industrialists leader used Horizontal and Vertical alignment to reduce competition and expand their companies.
-Reduction of competition led to the creation of monopolies and trusts.
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Opening of Hull House
-Hull house was a settlement house in the united states located in near west side Chicago.
-Found by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr in 1889. They believed that immigrants should be able to learn and adjust to american life.
-The mission was to provide social and educational oppertunities for working class immigrants. Hull house also offered free lectures on current issues and opperated clubs for children and adults. -
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Immigration Ellis Island NY
-From 1892 to 1954, over twelve million immigrants entered the United States.
-Mostly from Northern and Western Europe, passed through its doors, immigrants came from England, Ireland, Germany, and the Scandinavian countries.
-The main reasons immigrants were excluded was if a doctor diagnosis contagious disease or legal reasons and nationality.