Competitive exclusion principle

From 1865 to 1900, America was paving the way for industrialization. The country had built and invented more than anyone had thought possible. However, this time in history was known as the “Gilded Age”. The thought of going to an American city, getting a job, and getting paid was ideal to most outsiders. The problem was once they arrived and found a job, it was not as wonderful as it seemed . It was called the Gilded Age because, from the outside, everything looked wonderful, but on the inside…

Land of the Free for Who? Under the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, Chinese laborers were prohibited the entrance in the United States until 1943. Those Chinese who violated the law by entering the U.S. were punished with either a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisonment for a term of not more than one year. Chinese people truly believed that the U.S. was a free land full of opportunities for everyone who decided to move in. They were looking for employment, a better place for…

that are not recognized as “White”. Since the establishment of the U.S. there has been discrimination of minorities. On of the earliest examples can be seen in the year 1882 when “the Anti-Chinese sentiment in California lead to the federal Chinese Exclusion Act which suspended immigration from the East” as mentioned in TIME website. Then in 1883 rituals of Native Americans were declared as offensive and punished by jail sentences up to thirty years. Not long after that in 1890, soldiers…

For my personal pilgrimage, I would want to travel to Angel Island, where my great-great grandfather had to pass through in order to immigrate to America. As a result, it holds deep significance to my family and me, as well as a large amount of Asian-Americans living in the Bay Area. Angel Island is an island in San Francisco Bay just east of Tiburon. There are hiking trails around its mountain, Mount Caroline Livermore, as well as beaches and a variety of natural plants. In order to reach…

small amount of payment in return for their hard work. Acts were put in place to slow down or to make the minority’s suffer from harsh rules that were put in place. The immigration of people overseas and on Natives were very harsh. The Chinese Exclusion Act was to stop the Chinese from entering the US. The Act was passed and it cut the number of Chinese immigrants greatly. The Act was mostly made for California because it was an entry place for the Chinese. The Act was permanent in the US in…

In the book, “The Norton Mix: American History”, there are two articles regarding the Chinese exclusion act. The first article is about a democratic senate from Oregon, James Harvey Slater, who voiced his proposal in 1882 at the senate house. Slater is in favor of the Chinese exclusion and believes in white American protestant religion. Slater’s opponent is a Republican named, Robert G. Ingersoll. Ingersoll voiced his proposal eleven years later on July 1893 in the same room when Slater voiced…

The discrimination would include laws passed, like the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and Immigration Act of 1921 and 1924. Over this period the American people showed just how much of the country was nativism during this time. The immigrants that came here during this time came from many places like, Eastern and Southern…

much violence as the Chinatowns in San Francisco and Tacoma experienced, and many associated Portland with a safe place for the Chinese. Therefore, the most important factors defining the Chinese American community in Portland were the Chinese Exclusion Acts,…

1. Of all the complaints that the Europeans had about the Chinese, which do you think was the most serious? Why? Soon, criticisms that the Chinese were muddying water needed to wash gold turned to a real worry that so much Chinese were coming as to not leave any gold for the Europeans. This is quite serious because then this gives the European miners a ‘chance’ to press taxes or an excuse to drive them off. This can also develop into accusations against the Chinese miners which they would have…

Industrialization after the Civil War The industrialization that occurred shortly after the civil war in America brought many changes to the American economy and society. Three main aspects of industrialization that influenced the U.S economy and society were the construction of the railroad, the formation of labor unions and changes in agriculture. In addition, several groups of people were affected by the industrialization; this includes women, immigrants, and African Americans.…