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American History 2
Vocab.
Term | Definition |
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Famine | One of the reasons that New immigrants were coming to america was starvation or lack of food |
culture | the beliefs, languages and traditions of a country |
Revolution | One of the reasons that Old Immigrants came to america was they were escaping their home countries due to their religious beliefs |
labor | the people or effort that goes into making a good or service |
President Roosevelt's Gentleman Agreement | Informal agreement made with japan to strictly limit immigrantion |
Chinese Exclusion Act | This Act passed by congress sharply limited Chinese immigration |
Yellow Peril | Nickname by native born Americans named for immigrants from Asian countries |
Capital | the money that is invested in business |
Natural Resources | Materials that are produced from earth |
Ethnic | Neighborhoods of people from a homeland that lived near each other with common cultures and languages. |
industry | The productions of goods, such as in factories where manufacturing occurs |