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Push Factor

factors that drive someone away from their home

Quota Laws

Put a fixed number (quota) on the amount of immigrants allowed into the U.S.

This group was more restricted due to the Immigration Quota Laws

New Immigrants

Name two push factors of the late 1800s/early 1900s

Religious persecution, famine, harsh government, war, no jobs

Ethnic communities

neighborhoods of people from the same nationality (Little Italy & Chinatown)

Tenements

cramped 4 or 5 story apartment buildings

Old Immigrants

Immigrants who came from Northern & Western Europe

Why did most immigrants settle in cities?

Jobs thanks to the Industrial Revolution

Ellis Island

where most immigrants were processed on the East Coast of the U.S.

Name two nativist groups

KKK & "Know Nothings"

Port of entry on the west coast for immigrants coming from Asia

Angel Island

This group had a harder time assimilating to U.S. culture

New Immigrants

American Dream

The opportunity to better your condition

New Immigrants

Immigrants from eastern & southern Europe or Asia

Chinese Exclusion Act

Banned immigration from China from 1882-1943

Assimilation

To adopt a new culture

This figure is used in political cartoons to symbolize the United States

Uncle Sam

Immigration

When people left their native lands and came to America to live

Pull Factor

Factors that attract someone to immigrate to a particular area

Nativism

The movement to restrict immigration to the U.S.

Name two pull factors of the late 1800s/early 1900s

Better life, job opportunities, industrial revolution, freedom, democracy

Steerage

bottom/3rd class part of the ship

What does the poem "New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus suggest about U.S. immigration policy?

Open immigration/welcoming of all immigrants