Acts and Laws
what is the chinese exclusion act!
A U.S. federal law to restrict immigration, banning Chinese laborers for 10 years due to anti-Chinese sentiment and economic fears, preventing them from becoming citizens
what was one of the countries that people immigrated from
italy
how long was the ban caused by the chinese exclusion act
10 years
one major push factor was?
povert
what were 2 obs these immigrants had?
factories, railroads, and agriculture
what is the immigration act of 1882
1882 act, often overshadowed by the Chinese Exclusion Act, regulated general immigration by deporting those considered "poor" or "treasonous."
what were the first race of people to arrive in California during the California gold rush
The caucasian people (white)
what are the years that are considered wave 3
1882-1920
another main reason was?
lack of land
what were the cities immigrants chose to move to?
big cities like New York, Boston, Chicago, and Pittsburgh.
What is the Naturalization Act of 1870?
a federal law that expanded naturalization rights to “aliens of African nativity and to persons of African descent,” but excluded Chinese Americans and other non-white groups.
why did the caucasian americans feel so hurt about the new immigrants going to california
They felt as if the gold and money was being stolen from them
whats the total number of immigrants in this wave?
25,000,000
why America?
the better jobs
how did these immigrants help
the immigrants helped America rapidly advance in industrialization, and throughout this whole wave
what happened in 1943?
The chinese exclusion was redacted :)
what was the total number of new immigrants (1900-1910)!
9,000,000
when did Italians, Jews from Russia and Poland, Greeks and japanese people start replacing earlier groups of immigrants
1900-1910