1. CHAPTER 7 THE TRANSFORMATION OF AMERICAN SOCIETY
The American Nation In the Modern Era
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CHAPTER 7 THE TRANSFORMATION OF AMERICAN SOCIETY
Section 1: The New Immigrants
Section 2: The Urban World
Section 3: Daily Life in the Cities
CHAPTER 7--THE TRANSFORMATION OF AMERICAN SOCIETY

2. Objectives: Section 1: The New Immigrants
How did immigration change during the late 1800s?
What challenges did immigrants face as they settled in the United States?
Where did new immigrants find assistance?
Why did nativists oppose new immigration?

3. Changes in immigration
Section 1: The New Immigrants
Changes in immigration
New immigrants came from southern and eastern Europe rather than northwestern Europe.
Old immigrants were Protestant; new ones were usually Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox, or Jewish.
Both new and old immigrants came in search of economic opportunity and religious freedom.

4. Challenges faced by immigrants
Section 1: The New Immigrants
Challenges faced by immigrants
poor accommodations on ships
physical exams to enter United States
questioning by inspectors
strict immigration laws for the Chinese

5. Assistance for immigrants
Section 1: The New Immigrants
Assistance for immigrants
ethnic neighborhoods
benevolent societies
businesses
churches, synagogues, and temples

6. Reasons for nativist opposition to immigration
Section 1: The New Immigrants
Reasons for nativist opposition to immigration
Immigrants had different religions and languages.
Held immigrants responsible for crime, poverty, and violence.
Immigrants sometimes had radical politics.
Believed that immigrants worked cheaply, robbing Americans of jobs and lowering wages.