o what extent was isolationisms the main factor changing attitudes towards immigration
Before the 19th century America had an open door policy meaning anyone could enter the country regardless of background or religion. Old immigrants came from northern and western Europe. But by the tun of the 19th century new immigrants from poorer areas of Europe like Easter and Southern Europe started to arrive in America looking for a better life. Many consider isolationism the most important factor in changing attitudes towards immigrants. However there were other factors such as fear of revolution, prejudice and racism.
America even before ww1 was a very isolationist country and many consider the most important factor in changing attitudes towards immigrants. For example In 1882, the Federal Immigration Act was passed placing restrictions on mentally …show more content…
Old immigranst-refreed to as wasps (White Anglo Saxon Protestants) made up the majority of immigrants in the early 19th century. These immigrants usually came from northern and western Europe and by the time of the 1880 made up the majority of the American population. However in the 1880s there was a change in the kind of people that were immigrating to America, these new immigrants tended to come from eastern and southern Europe, spoke a different language, were usually Jewish or catholic and kept wearing there traditional clothes. This was important to changing attitudes as theses mew immigrants were very different and stood out from the wasps and people started to fear that these new immigrants were a threat to traditional American values and protestant religion Roger daniels states that“American prostant leaders regarded roman catjolic , greek orthodx and jewish immigrants with alarm” (Roger daniels in the book Gaurding the golden doorAmerican Immigration Policy and Immigrants since 1882 Fourth Printing Edition by roger
Before the 19th century America had an open door policy meaning anyone could enter the country regardless of background or religion. Old immigrants came from northern and western Europe. But by the tun of the 19th century new immigrants from poorer areas of Europe like Easter and Southern Europe started to arrive in America looking for a better life. Many consider isolationism the most important factor in changing attitudes towards immigrants. However there were other factors such as fear of revolution, prejudice and racism.
America even before ww1 was a very isolationist country and many consider the most important factor in changing attitudes towards immigrants. For example In 1882, the Federal Immigration Act was passed placing restrictions on mentally …show more content…
Old immigranst-refreed to as wasps (White Anglo Saxon Protestants) made up the majority of immigrants in the early 19th century. These immigrants usually came from northern and western Europe and by the time of the 1880 made up the majority of the American population. However in the 1880s there was a change in the kind of people that were immigrating to America, these new immigrants tended to come from eastern and southern Europe, spoke a different language, were usually Jewish or catholic and kept wearing there traditional clothes. This was important to changing attitudes as theses mew immigrants were very different and stood out from the wasps and people started to fear that these new immigrants were a threat to traditional American values and protestant religion Roger daniels states that“American prostant leaders regarded roman catjolic , greek orthodx and jewish immigrants with alarm” (Roger daniels in the book Gaurding the golden doorAmerican Immigration Policy and Immigrants since 1882 Fourth Printing Edition by roger