WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE
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A “New” Immigrant
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A “Old” Immigrant
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A Steerage
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Elisha Joe Otis
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Detailed explanation-1: -Although immigrants come to the United States every year, the immigrants who arrived between the years 1820-1890 were unique in many ways. Immigrants from this timeframe were known as ‘’old immigrants. ‘’ Old immigrants were primarily from Northwestern European countries such as Germany, Ireland, England, and France.
Detailed explanation-2: -"Old” immigrants came from Northern and Western Europe, while “new“ immigrants came from Southern and Eastern Europe.
Detailed explanation-3: -Between 1870 and 1900, the largest number of immigrants continued to come from northern and western Europe including Great Britain, Ireland, and Scandinavia. But “new” immigrants from southern and eastern Europe were becoming one of the most important forces in American life.
Detailed explanation-4: -Often stereotyped and discriminated against, many immigrants suffered verbal and physical abuse because they were “different.” While large-scale immigration created many social tensions, it also produced a new vitality in the cities and states in which the immigrants settled.