The Emigrants

Clifford has strict principles for his guidelines on the ethics of belief. He has a small margin which he can justify a belief, or if that belief was true or false. However, Wood tests Clifford’s claims by offering alternatives for justifying a belief. Wood’s ethics of belief widen the genre under which beliefs can fall. Even though Clifford’s and Wood’s principles challenge each other, they come to a consensus when this issue involves harm to others or honesty to one’s self. Clifford’s view…

The immigration policy causes and consequences In Canada during the year of 1879, Our first prime minister Sir John A Macdonald introduced the National Policy. The national policy came in three separate parts. Imposing the Protective tariffs, Building the transcontinental railway and the strict Immigration policy. The Purpose of the Policy was to shape Canada into a strong true country that did not have to rely on the U.S. Although all three steps of the National policy had an impact on canada…

• Huge scale of Polish immigration to US began in Post-Civil War era and accelerated. • Almost 35,000 Polish immigrants during 1870-1880; 99,000 during 1880; 236,000 during 1890-1900; 383,407 in 1900 • What made them embark on the journey to America? • Most were peasants or common laborers. • Push (expulsive forces): religious oppression was primary factor in the early days - Bismark decreed that all residents of Prussia, including Prussian Poland, should speak German, government controlled the…

One of the themes, and the most prominent one, seems to be Vance’s explain of what it means to be a “hillbilly” and what the title entails. Having grown up in towns such as Jackson and Middletown, towns largely populated by emigrants from Eastern Kentucky, JD frequently makes a point to describe what it means to be a hillbilly. He says that hillbillies are white Americans of Scottish-Irish decent. He explains that “poverty is a family tradition” because for quite some time they have been people…

Many push factors influenced Fuzhounese immigration. The Chinese economy and government underwent a reform in which many leave due to dissatisfaction with the Communist regime and the corrupt economy. To get ahead, the average citizen must constantly bribe the party officials. Stable living was difficult if they were not connected to the elite. In addition, the import-export trade business impacted the lives of the Fuzhounese. As the industry from foreign investment thrives, so did the amount of…

immigrants to endure these terrible conditions for the great reward that awaited them in America: a better life. Most of the ships carrying the immigrants were heading for Ellis Island (Levine 10), an inspection center where doctors would examine each emigrant and decide whether or not they were healthy enough to enter the country at long last. If not at Ellis Island, the immigrants would enter at another US port in a city such as Baltimore or San Francisco (Levine…

government. Both also believed in a nation not governed by tyrannical rule. When it comes to Thomas pain I believe that he had a slight advantage, or maybe even a larger insight into how the British government operated due to being an English born emigrant. My reasoning is due to the fact that during his life he was able to see the functions of both the British government and the American colonies. He wasn't born with a natural hatred towards the British tyranny. That being said he still chose…

Cuba; however, upon arriving they were turned away. The refugees then turned to the United States in search of protection. The White House decided not to take any measures to grant refuge to the emigrants. The Immigration and Nationality Act passed in 1924, was the main reason upon not allowing the emigrants into the US. It was argued that the quota for the German-Austrian immigrants was already filled, and the passengers of the St. Louis would be surpassing those who had been on a waiting list…

The Journey West Have you ever had to move to a new state or country? Some might say that the experience was fun or scary. It was probably nothing compared to the hardships Americans faced in the early 1800s as they travelled to a new place to live. In particular, I am going to follow the story of Martha Williams Reed, an Oregon pioneer. In an interview, she describes the hardships her and her family faced as they moved across the plains. The first hardship that they faced was the lack of…

This map was drawn by Lieutenant Joseph Dixon, United States Topographical Engineers, under the direction of Captain G. Thom. It shows the routes traveled by the Command of Maj. E. Steen, U.S. War Department, in 1860 during campaign against Snake Indians. This survey map is a significant early depiction of of Eastern Oregon, bounded by three rivers, the Willamette, Columbia and Snake Rivers. This map is said to have its origin in Steen's Topographical Memoir of the Command Against the Snake…