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Post by clarissam on Jan 28, 2016 4:11:28 GMT
Clarissa M, Manuela V, Niki L, Laura A
Prompt: For the years 1880 to 1925, analyze both the tensions surrounding the issue of immigration and the United States government's response to these tensions.
Thesis: From the years 1880-1925, the unsanitary conditions of overcrowded urban areas due to large numbers of immigrants and an increasing stress on the homogeny of the American culture led to a rise in xenophobia and tensions regarding immigration. In response to these tensions, the US government passed the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882 due to xenophobic pressures, and created the Public Health Service in 1912 to address the growing population and its resulting stress on cities.
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Post by laura on Jan 28, 2016 6:23:49 GMT
Clarissa M, Manuela V, Niki L, Laura A
Prompt: For the years 1880 to 1925, analyze both the tensions surrounding the issue of immigration and the United States government's response to these tensions.
Thesis: From the years 1880-1925, the unsanitary conditions of overcrowded urban areas due to large numbers of immigrants and an increasing stress on the homogeny of the American culture led to a rise in xenophobia and tensions regarding immigration. In response to these tensions, the US government passed the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882 due to xenophobic pressures, and created the Public Health Service in 1912 to address the growing population and its resulting stress on cities. Key Terms: Immigration Urbanization Chinese exclusion act literacy tests Nativism assimilation Sanitation
I. Intro Immigrants have always come into the United States since the beginning of its history but the immigrants from the seventeenth century to early twentieth century were significant because the government played a bigger role in addressing the concerns and views of immigrants by the American people. America at the time was advancing as a country and a big part of it were immigrants whose high numbers of population coming in allowed for wages to be lower and business like industries grow larger. Though many believed the advancements were positive some resented that immigration allowed for these lower wages that also affected the native born Americans and belief that the thousands of immigrants were crowding the cities and taking their jobs and opportunities.From the years 1880-1925, the unsanitary conditions of overcrowded urban areas due to large numbers of immigrants and an increasing stress on the homogeneity of the American culture led to a rise in xenophobia and tensions regarding immigration. In response to these tensions, the US government passed the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882 due to xenophobic pressures, and created the Public Health Service in 1912 to address the growing population and its resulting stress on cities.
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Non-English Speaking Immigrants -pressure to assimilate -Teaching school in english - Jobs/Stores mostly in english - Religion changed to comfort with some American values Rise of xenophobia/Nativism -Contempt of Chinese and Asian culture (too different and “unamerican”) -Chinese Exclusion Act (1882) (1st congressional restriction specifically directed to one race) -Ethnic Groups -1882 deny entry to “undesirables” had competency test -1880 increased number of those who could not come into the US -Increased taxes on the immigrants coming in making it harder for them to come in -organizations against immigration or wanting more restrictions which influenced acts like literacy test -American Protective Association -Immigration Restriction League III. Body 2
Sanitation Sanitation was a population increase issue (immigration plays major role in this increase.) -1912 Public Health Service - A huge problem that was finally addressed because of the boom in population. Significant because it made it the responsibility of the federal government to make sure there was some services for the good of the people
IV. Conclusion The government played a significant role from 1880-1925 in addressing tensions heightened by immigration. The government took notable steps in trying to appease native-born americans disgruntled with immigrants, passing several laws regarding sanitation and citizenship, affecting how immigrants were treated in/allowed into The United States. Ultimately the rising tensions between immigrants and the native-born Americans of the public prompted the government to take action regarding these tensions, determining the fates of many immigrants for the time being.
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