urbanization
Where did imagrants move
cities
issued in Civil War were not plentiful enough
greenbacks
around what years?
1870-1900s
how long were workdays
8 hours
Between 1865 and 1914 how many imagrants moved to USA?
25 million immigrated to US
What were types of mass transportantion
horse cars, eletric trollies, subways, and busses later
what coins were not minted
sliver
the American Dream
Individualism
how many workweeks
5
a person who moves to a new country with intentions to permanently live there
immigrant
doctors, lawyers, teachers, engineers, architects, cooks. WHAT CLASS WERE THEY UNDER?
Mckinley Tariffs don’t help. T/F
true
covered in gold, hollow or cheap insides
Gilded
processing center for 12 million Euro immigrants
ellis island
1860-1900 population growth of NYC
800k to 3.5 million
what did inflation during and after war lead to?
deflation
published more than 100 “rags to riches” stories
Horatio Alger
Union membership required for hiring
Closed shops
processing center for immigrants in San Francisco bay, 1910
angel island
electricity, community, attractions, indoor plumbing. WHERE CAN YOU GO TO FIND THESE JOBS?
cities
Deflation hits what type of people the hardest ?
Farmers
This era featured many marvels. LIKE WHAT?
skyscrapers, wealth, booming cities, electricity but hid corruption, poverty, crime and wealth gaps
OSHA is what?
Government protections
pre 1890, mostly western and northern Europe
old immigration