Americanization of Immigrants and Native Americans

In the late 1800’s immigration has increased immensely. Not only was the population growing but substantial problems went along with the immigration. In restatement, the immigrants came to America to find better opportunity upon a future they want to achieve. The types of immigrants were the Irish, Germans, Chinese, etc. These people wanted to seek for an opportunity to escape their religion, harsh government in their native country, and own land. As the population grew, the society had to change and step up to it’s capability of becoming a stable nation. Some of the significant things that occurred in the life of an immigrant in the society were economical and political problems. Some of the economical changes the immigrants have made, for example were the jobs they had to make money. Many of the 25 million immigrants that entered America between 1866 and 1915 became factory workers. However, for immigrants in the cities, factory work was one of the few options available. Agriculture jobs and factory jobs were the main areas of employment for a lot of former slaves and immigrants. In factories, they had poor lighting, unsanitary conditions, and the jobs were highly dangerous. Women, men and children were able to work in these conditions for up to 12 hours per day. As soon as one became ill or died another person would step over into their past job without a second thought. Another problem that occurred was the population of slavery that increased. By 1860, that number of slaves jumped to 4,000,000 people. These slaves were used for agriculture jobs and working in factories. The Native American immigrants establish their own schools and practice their own religion. After the end of the Indian Wars, in the late 1800’s, they started their own business. Their reason was to have the chance to climb up in the social ladder. The Americans wanted the Native Americans to inherit their way of living so they established boarding schools, colleges, etc. In these schools they were forced to speak English, study American subjects, attend Christian churches , and leave tribal traditions behind. During the late 1800’s through early 1900’s many Native Americans moved from reservations and other rural communities to urban cities in pursuit of jobs and other opportunities. These jobs were industrial, agriculture, and manufacturing jobs. The Native Americans mainly struggled with converting their way of living into becoming American citizens. In the late 19th century, the way America’s society changed was through immigration. The growth of agriculture demands, industrial items, and jobs were an essential part in that era. The Irish, German, and Chinese immigrants all had no choice earning good jobs so they were forced to work in factories and farms. The Native Americans worked in small farms and factories as well. These immigrants helped contributed to the mass production of clothing, cotton, cars, machines, etc. The struggle they both went through was working for more than 12 hours. Factories required more hours to work, except they did not get paid minimum wage. Irish and German children who were immigrants did not have a chance to get an education. Most children stayed at home and helped in the house, or worked in factories. Native Americans had a chance to go to school, because they were being forced to inherit the American way of living. In summary, the struggle and changes the immigrants went through was a hard life, but they also help contributed to the production of urban living.