In the late 1800’s, industrialization led to large labor force increases in the United States, which consequently led to population growth, mainly in the northern cities of the United States. Railroads lead to big oil and steel, which created many jobs, but also served as a new form of transportation of goods. This increase in demand caused an increase in supply, which workers were needed to manufacture. Railroads also made access to the midwest and west easier, which could be the causation for urbanization in those areas. New inventions, such as the telephone and electricity, also fueled the industrialized economy of this time.
One-fifth of the 29% labor force increase during the 1870’s came from immigrants. The first influx of immigrants were primarily Irish, German, British, and Scandinavian on the east coast, followed by Chinese immigrants on the west coast shortly after. African Americans leaving the south and the old days of slavery, also found work in the northern cities. Women of all nationalities and race found work, either as teachers and nurses, in factories, or in domestic service. The depression of the 1890’s caused a soar in women and children in the workforce. “New Immigrants” from Eastern Europe arrived in the first decade of the 1900’s to build the growing cities and infrastructure, or to open their own business …show more content…
These immigrants married within their own ethnic groups, spoke their own language, and created distinct communities within the cities. As these communities grew, Nativists began fearing the role immigrants would have on their traditional values and intolerance flared. Many of these “New Immigrants” were Catholic or Jewish, a minority in the Protestant majority America. Ethnic groups helped new immigrants transition and assimilate into American culture out of fear for retaliation from the
One-fifth of the 29% labor force increase during the 1870’s came from immigrants. The first influx of immigrants were primarily Irish, German, British, and Scandinavian on the east coast, followed by Chinese immigrants on the west coast shortly after. African Americans leaving the south and the old days of slavery, also found work in the northern cities. Women of all nationalities and race found work, either as teachers and nurses, in factories, or in domestic service. The depression of the 1890’s caused a soar in women and children in the workforce. “New Immigrants” from Eastern Europe arrived in the first decade of the 1900’s to build the growing cities and infrastructure, or to open their own business …show more content…
These immigrants married within their own ethnic groups, spoke their own language, and created distinct communities within the cities. As these communities grew, Nativists began fearing the role immigrants would have on their traditional values and intolerance flared. Many of these “New Immigrants” were Catholic or Jewish, a minority in the Protestant majority America. Ethnic groups helped new immigrants transition and assimilate into American culture out of fear for retaliation from the