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American Dream
The opportunity to better your condition
Tenements
cramped 4 or 5 story apartment buildings
Why did most immigrants settle in cities?
Jobs thanks to the Industrial Revolution
Port of entry on the west coast for immigrants coming from Asia
Angel Island
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
This figure is used in political cartoons to symbolize the United States
Uncle Sam
Name two pull factors of the late 1800s/early 1900s
Better life, job opportunities, industrial revolution, freedom, democracy
Name two push factors of the late 1800s/early 1900s
Religious persecution, famine, harsh government, war, no jobs
Name two nativist groups
KKK & "Know Nothings"
This group was more restricted due to the Immigration Quota Laws
New Immigrants
Quota Laws
Put a fixed number (quota) on the amount of immigrants allowed into the U.S.
Chinese Exclusion Act
Banned immigration from China from 1882-1943
Nativism
The movement to restrict immigration to the U.S.
Ethnic communities
neighborhoods of people from the same nationality (Little Italy & Chinatown)
Assimilation
To adopt a new culture
This group had a harder time assimilating to U.S. culture
New Immigrants
New Immigrants
Immigrants from eastern & southern Europe or Asia
Old Immigrants
Immigrants who came from Northern & Western Europe
Ellis Island
where most immigrants were processed on the East Coast of the U.S.
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
Push Factor
factors that drive someone away from their home
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