WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE
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most immigrants were richer & better educated than native-born citizens.
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immigrants were running for political office.
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immigrants competed with native-born citizens for jobs
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the government’s social programs were too expensive.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Men were generally paid less than other workers, and women less than men. Social tensions were also part of the immigrant experience. Often stereotyped and discriminated against, many immigrants suffered verbal and physical abuse because they were “different."
Detailed explanation-2: -They were treated badly and disrespected. They didn’t speak the language that their bosses spoke so they were treated differently. When they didn’t reach their daily quota they would be deducted from their pay. They were also not allowed to go to the bathroom until their lunch breaks.
Detailed explanation-3: -One response to the immigration of the Gilded Age was to prevent all members of a specific ethnic or national group from immigrating to the United States.
Detailed explanation-4: -These anti-immigrant, or nativist, sentiments had many sources. They were fueled by economic competition over jobs, housing, and public services, but also by religious, cultural, and political biases. Those beliefs were often intertwined with racist views of immigrants that saw them as debased, immoral, and criminal.