WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE
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growing nativist sentiments
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increasing religious tolerance
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declining economic conditions
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changing attitudes about women’s roles
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Detailed explanation-1: -Nativism arose out of the tensions between native-born Americans and newly-arrived immigrants. Competition over jobs and a general fear of the unknown, perpetuated by myths and propaganda, helped shape nativism into a strong political movement. The ideas of Social Darwinism also helped to perpetuate nativist sentiment.
Detailed explanation-2: -During the Gilded Age there were around 11.7 million people that came to America. From those 11.7 million immigrants10. 6 million of those immigrants came from Europe, which made up 90 percent of the immigration population. The Canadians made up 6.7 percent and then the Chinese made up 1.7 percent.
Detailed explanation-3: -These Nativists were staunchly anti-immigration. They often traced their American ancestry back to one the original British American Colonies. Their strong feelings about immigration and the desire to preserve a what they believed was the “true American identity” led to the formation of the American Party.
Detailed explanation-4: -Fleeing crop failure, land and job shortages, rising taxes, and famine, many came to the U. S. because it was perceived as the land of economic opportunity.