Are immigrants taken advantage of like this today? All groups or just certain groups? Why are some immigrants treated differently/better than others?

Describe immigration during the Gilded Age? How does it compare to the

previous time period?

Immigration During the Gilded Era

Increase in immigrantsBetween 1880-1910 alone approximately

18 million immigrants came to America

Primarily from Europe (same as prior) Increase in the number from Asia Increase in the number from N & S

America

What change occured in regard to the ethnicities of immigrants during the Gilded Age?

The First Wave Northern and Western

Europeans (same as Old Immigrants)~1820-1870

Germany, England and Ireland*

Second Wave

Southern and Eastern Europe

Known as New Immigrants 1870-1920

Italy, Greece, Russia, Croatia, Slovakia

China

What makes one group in the first wave & all the groups in the second wave “different” than “old stock” Americans? Religion

Roman CatholicEastern /Greek Orthodox Jewish

Does this matter?

Other Immigration Factors

An immigrant – moving to a new country Pulled toward a new country because of

opportunities

An emigrant – moving away from their existing country Pushed away from their home country

because of problems

Does the above matter?

Reasons to Immigrate (Pull Factors) “The Golden Door” Money!!!!!!!!!!!

Gold (1848-1855) Jobs

○ factories○ railroads (1863-1869)○ *for some land*

Most of the “new immigrants” were _____________Had to leave (were pushed out) because

of: Wars Discrimination Poverty

Reasons to Emigrate (Push Factors)

Wars Discrimination

Pogrom is a Russian word meaning “to wreak havoc, to demolish violently.”

1881 – Russia’s attack on Jews

PovertyPotato famine (1845-

1852 in Ireland)Lack of land/jobs

What does this tell you about 19th century immigrants? Poor Desperate Uneducated/unskilled Care about their

nationality & religions Young, men

Why does the above matter?

How will it impact how these new Americans are viewed?

What issues will the “old stock” have with “new immigrants”?

What would this have looked like in the Gilded Age?