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Industrial Revolution Effect replace stingily unhygienic living conditions, Their standard way of life was one of loath starvation. Population increased on the rise. More bulk competed for fewer resources, land. Food, Jobs political & Religious Persecution Eastern Europe Jews could not move beyond the ghastly Stripped of their legal rights, (1/3 of Europe. Pop) The Lure of Life in the States new-sprung(prenominal)spaper articles & letters painted USA as a Lollipops on every corner the Statesn businesses 1 OFF Gold on the sidewalk, and Why? Hard enthralls Used all of their savings (Getting from interior lands to coastal port cities was The Journey Across the Atlantic Steamship Accommodations 8-14 days steel hull ships First & second class was unaffordable for MOST immigrants no windows, no ventilation, cramped On Average Living Conditions in Steerage ill-fitting at best, inhumane at worst No sunlight, no extraneous air, smell unbearable Contagious diseases ( Cabin Class R eplaced steerage afterwards it was removed This is where 1st and second class were accommodated We Have Arrived Arriving in America 75% of all immigrants Passengers crowded the decks to see their new homeSkyscrapers to the northeast, to the west. Most memorable moment, immigrants seeing Lady freedom l Looked with wonder on this providential land of our dreams. Who can quote the plaque at the base of the Statue of Liberty? Give your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched turn away of your teeming shore. S remainder these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me. I lift my lamp beside the golden door. later on Just passing the Statue of Liberty, lay the , legal and medical revaluations 1st & 2nd Class Inspections 1st & 2nd Class passengers simply prepared forArriving at Ellis Island and entered the USA Steerage passengers Most passengers boarded crowded barges Separated into Hope, fear, excitement, uncertainty On the whole, it was an policy W eed out weak and psychologically defective run and then a more thorough exam Escorted to holding suite for additional examinations shoulder with chalk for heart problems for hernia for lameness for mental difficult , looking for and Mark your right Upon completion of medical inspections, the intelligent Inspections The Registry Hall After medical inspection, immigrants faced a adjure railings was next in tight lines shaped by Match answers from ship manifest with face-to-face answers Name Change? Schoolbooks = Smith The Final inspection Lasted only Asked to confirm answers from manifest If immigrants passed all the inspections They were free to go heathenish Enclaves Leaving Ellis Island After approval, immigrants sought the next step of their Journey. After arriving in US, New York City, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia By 1920, 75% of foreign-born residents lived in cities Settled in or ethnic neighborhoods Living Conditions City Tenement Buildings Cities ill-equipped to traveling bag massiveStreets filled with waste due to inadequate sewage systems , run-down, low-rent apartments clustered unneurotic in poorest areas of cities Some examples from a city worker in New York City Building with People 3 room apartment people Perils of Tenement Living Toilets in yards coal stove for heat mavin social worker could not locate a single bathtub in more than three city blocks in tenement lodgment 40% of immigrants developed Rural Living Conditions 60% of immigrant (HIGH MIR) Some settled in California, Midwest, Florida Relatively Midwest Blizzards, , dust storms Working Conditions The Immigrant Workforce largely American industries were growing rapidly Desperate, wanting leave agricultural Jobs in Europe Worker exploitation, intolerable working conditions work hours per week Dangerous, unsanitary, uneasy Improved Standard of Living? Despite horrible conditions, most were erupt off than they were in Europe $ per year in Europe, in US for farm laborer s.Americas Treatment of Immigrants American Natives Native-born Americans viewed new immigrants with fear, hostility, suspicion dogma was based on new immigrants posing a threat deep-seated Americans of northern/western Europe looked down on southern/ east Europeans British, German, Scandinavian people were considered free, energetic, progressive Slavic, Mediterranean, Jews were viewed as historically down-trodden, atavistic inbred, and stagnant Natives worked to restrict the look of immigrants Literacy tests, preventing Asked for laws restricting number of immigrants allowed to enter 1921, Established for the number of immigrants the US would accept from each country Dialing Bill marked the end of the immigration in US history. Greatest policy, ending the