https://padlet.com/najakp16/2ryrg9rf1xwo Three groups (from two different regions) explain how economic, social and political factors impacted american standard of living from 1865-1920. en-us 2016-11-04 16:54:52 UTC 2016-11-30 22:20:51 UTC hello@padlet.com najakp16 https://padlet.com/najakp16/2ryrg9rf1xwo/wish/135453402

"Central Pacific Railroad was resistant to employing Chinese immigrants. When they did hire them, although the " bosses" or higher ups were truly satisfied with their work ethic. " 

Made living in jobs thought to be undesirable by white laborers were still paid less than  other workers ( $27- 30 month minus food and board Vs. $35 month with board provided. 

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 Most Of The Chinese Immigrants were single men.

They were often distrusted by Americans (natural born citizens) 

"China towns" created wherever there was any economic input.

They were discriminated against for not speaking English, also looked down upon as uneducated.

]]> 2016-11-04 17:23:19 UTC https://padlet.com/najakp16/2ryrg9rf1xwo/wish/135457656 najakp16 https://padlet.com/najakp16/2ryrg9rf1xwo/wish/135460920  " Chinese Exclusion Act" ( 1882): Restricted all immigrants from China(banned nearly all Chinese from  the US for 6 decades). 
US faced economic depression, immigrants( including Chinese) were blamed which led to violent clashes and calls for the exclusion of Chinese immigrants (to also reduce economic/job competition)]]> 2016-11-04 17:32:37 UTC https://padlet.com/najakp16/2ryrg9rf1xwo/wish/135460920 najakp16 https://padlet.com/najakp16/2ryrg9rf1xwo/wish/135463387 This group of people were affected in which made standard of living hard in the time period of 1865-1920. They moved west in order to seek wealth and a better lifestyle in america. There was safety that the US provided from violence/ chaos in china and lower risks of natural disasters.]]> 2016-11-04 17:40:14 UTC https://padlet.com/najakp16/2ryrg9rf1xwo/wish/135463387 najakp16 https://padlet.com/najakp16/2ryrg9rf1xwo/wish/135467299 This group of people were affected in which made standard of living extremely come at a breeze in the time period of 1865-1920. They moved to the west in order to seek wealth and a better lifestyle in america. ]]> 2016-11-04 17:50:44 UTC https://padlet.com/najakp16/2ryrg9rf1xwo/wish/135467299 najakp16 https://padlet.com/najakp16/2ryrg9rf1xwo/wish/135467445 European Immigrants were treated like American Citizens they were look upon as the good group. They were considered hard workers which is why they had got paid more than the Asian immigrants. European workers were lazy instead of the hard working facade they portrayed ]]> 2016-11-04 17:51:07 UTC https://padlet.com/najakp16/2ryrg9rf1xwo/wish/135467445 najakp16 https://padlet.com/najakp16/2ryrg9rf1xwo/wish/135467667 European Immigrants made more money than the Asian Immigrants due to simple fact they were thought be superior than the Asians. They were thought to be hardworking. ]]> 2016-11-04 17:51:42 UTC https://padlet.com/najakp16/2ryrg9rf1xwo/wish/135467667 najakp16 https://padlet.com/najakp16/2ryrg9rf1xwo/wish/135468030 This group of people were affected in which made standard of living hard in the time period of 1865-1920. They were treated unfairly due to the payment that insufficient to the hours that they worked ]]> 2016-11-04 17:52:37 UTC https://padlet.com/najakp16/2ryrg9rf1xwo/wish/135468030 najakp16 https://padlet.com/najakp16/2ryrg9rf1xwo/wish/135468240 People worked for fourteen to sixteen hours a day for six days a week only receiving about 8-10 dollars a week, working approximately 10 cents an hour.]]> 2016-11-04 17:53:13 UTC https://padlet.com/najakp16/2ryrg9rf1xwo/wish/135468240 najakp16 https://padlet.com/najakp16/2ryrg9rf1xwo/wish/135468358 Factory workers were looked down upon and was considered poor as they lived in the slums in cities. They were treated horribly by the employers ]]> 2016-11-04 17:53:32 UTC https://padlet.com/najakp16/2ryrg9rf1xwo/wish/135468358 najakp16 https://padlet.com/najakp16/2ryrg9rf1xwo/wish/135468528 They were treated with the utmost respect due to the fact in most it was Jewish immigrants. It was just a they were served to be the superior because the facades that america was told .]]> 2016-11-04 17:54:05 UTC https://padlet.com/najakp16/2ryrg9rf1xwo/wish/135468528 najakp16 https://padlet.com/najakp16/2ryrg9rf1xwo/wish/135469525   "In 1875 the Massachusetts bureau again called for legislation and included a draft law covering machine guarding, fire protection, elevator safety and adequate ventilation.
''An 1886 law provided that in any factory with steam driven machinery, the inspector could order the proprietor to install a bell, speaking tube, or other means of communication with the plant engine so that machinery could be shut off quickly in an emergency."]]> 2016-11-04 17:56:38 UTC https://padlet.com/najakp16/2ryrg9rf1xwo/wish/135469525