HIST 222 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Sugar Plantations In Hawaii, William M. Tweed, Chain Migration
22 Feb 2017
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Results of 1877 rail strike: pro(cid:448)ed the so(cid:272)ial di(cid:448)ide (cid:271)et(cid:449)ee(cid:374) (cid:862)ha(cid:448)es a(cid:374)d ha(cid:448)e-(cid:374)ots(cid:863, shocked americans with violence, workers supported strikers, exercised the right to assemble, protest, etc, president hayes sent in troops, lobbying began for anti-union laws. Cities become specialized: st. louis and milwaukee beer, pittsburgh steel. Cities become complex: different class systems within each class. Urbanites came from rural america and abroad: more jobs, went from using horses to steam engines, electricity and telephone use, sanitation improved. Bessemer process: steel was made stronger so skyscrapers could be built. Allowed for more use of space in cities by building upward instead of outward. Reasons for immigration: political, economic and religious discontent, global agricultural revolution. Increasing population in europe: lack of food. Irish potato famine: freedom, opportunities, they were welcomed, lured by ads and propaganda. Mexican immigrants: stayed in border states/towns, families stayed home while they earned money in america. Chinese immigration: chinese exclusion act, railroads, farms, etc, economy.
