HIST 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Geary Act, Most Favoured Nation
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Immigrants arrive in nyc, as strikebreakers, frank leslie"s illustrated. Know-nothing party was "nativistic" and opposed immigrants and people of color. Italy, russia (jewish), polish (many jewish as well), french canadians from the. North, mexicans from the south, chinese and japanese coming into california. The "push factors" were as significant during this entire period as the "pull forces" were. Land ownership becoming more and more concentrated in the hands of wealthy and often power-corrupt individuals. Drove off the "average" individuals, as well as the lower class. 1884 contract labor act- encouraging companies to recruit but authorizing payment of passage against wages not to exceed 12 months. 1868 burlingham treaty- "most favored nation" status in china. 1870 naturalization ace- african and african decent may gain citizenship. Order of caucasians for the extermination of the chinaman. 1902 american federation of labor pamphlet- some reasons for chinese. 1882 chinese exclusion act- ban on all immigration except exempt categories (merchants, teachers, students, and travelers)
