During The Progressive Era

A) In the end of the 19th century, 98 percent of the european immigrants that came to the United States were from northern and western Europe. The new immigrants were treated with prejudice from the older set of immigrants that was already established in the United States. These new immagrants were going through the same experience that the Irish Catholics did when they immigrated in the early 19th century. The earlier immigrants were known to be “tall and fair” while the immigrants in the late 19th century were known to be “short, dark, and low intelegence” (88). Also in 1882, Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act which prohibited immigration of Chinese laborers. After Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species, people believed that certain races were superior to others. In America, people thought that it should be the nation’s decision whether it was the “British, German, and Scandinavian” people or the
Many women took jobs that were considered “dead end jobs” for men to supplement the families income. During this time, women were not paid equal wages as the men. This is still an issue today, that women and men are completing the same task in the workforce, but the men are being paid a higher salary. During the Progressive era, women with a higher skill level were hired at a salary that would be given to a man with a much lower set of skills. Another demographic change during the Progressive era was urbanization. During the Progressive era, many people moved into the city because there was more job opportunity. In the city, there were many more people per acre of land than there was in the country. This is still true today. Though it may not be factory jobs that are drawing people to the city, there are still many more job opportunities in the city than in the country. Also, there are still more people per acre in the city than in the