SOCIETY/IMMIGRATION
Things that persuaded people into an area.
Pull factors
___ was passed that year & effectively banned Chinese immigration until 1943.
the Chinese Exclusion Act
Throughout the 1870s & 1880s, ____ continually fought to improve worker’s rights
unions
Political party of farmers that spoke on agriculture issues & corporate power
The Grange Farmers/The Grangers
Founded around the same time as the Knights & Grangers, they shared similar views of reform but were more focused on rural issues in the mid-west.
The Farmer’s Alliance
Factors which caused individuals to leave their home.
____ spoke mostly English, shared similar cultures, and were majorly protestant or catholic.
Old immigrants
Railroad companies charged higher rates for short/local trips to market but charged less for long/national trips
The Long-Haul/Short-Haul Issue
Regulatory laws that covered urban & rural issues (utility costs, unfair shipping rates, etc.)
Granger Laws
Like the Knights of Labor but focused more on community support through fraternity (brotherhood)
The American Federation of Labor
A period of southern economic diversification.
New South Era
____ spoke Romance, Germanic, or Slavic languages, had diverse cultures, and could be protestant, catholic, or orthodox Christians, Jewish, Islamic, or from another religious background.
New immigrants
2 significant results of the Great Railroad Strike of 1877
1. Workers were fired & ousted
2. National Guard was created
1st national organization to have fully open membership regardless of race or gender (excluding the Chinese)
The Knights of Labor
Created funds to aid individuals who had been injured in factories, or to families of those who died at work.
The American Federation of Labor
The process of established immigrants/native born peoples barring new immigrants from entering a nation.
Nativism
The Chinese had begun immigrating throughout the 1840s slowly but increased because of the ____.
Burlingame Treaty
2 Positives of the Industrial Revolution
1. Improvement of living standards
2. Increased defense
1st major political group to demand business regulation & discuss labor issues (hours, wages, & safety)
The Green-Back Labor Party
Created the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) & granted state authority to regulate railroads (including shipping rates)
Interstate Commerce Act, 1886
Until the 1840s, immigration was slow, but the ____ caused the first massive influx of people.
Irish Potato Famine
Work was a cause for conflict because most who immigrated (skilled or not) took ____ in order to survive -- this caused others to be replaced.
low paying jobs
3 Negatives of the Industrial Revolution
1. Brutal working conditions
2. Unsanitary environment & increased pollution
3. Increased political corruption
The Knights of Labor became unpopular after the ____.
Haymarket Square Bombing, 1886
Campaigned for improvements & government intervention in disasters, low crop prices, & regulation of businesses
The Populist Party