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VZ's AH Immigration
These terms apply to immigration and the problems of the immigrants
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| pogrom | violent massacre of Jews that occurred in Russia, persecuted because of religion |
| steerage | a large open area beneath the ship's deck, often used to house traveling immigrants |
| quarantine | a time of isolation to prevent the spread of a disease |
| ghetto | area in which one ethic or racial group dominates |
| restrictive covenant | agreement among homeowners not to sell real estate to certain groups of people such as Jews, Slavs, African Americans |
| Chinese Exclusion Act | law passed in 1882 that prohibited Chinese laborers from entering the country, but did not prevent entry of those who had previously established U.S. residence |
| Gentleman's Agreement | 1907 agreement between the United States and Japan that restricted Japanese immigration |
| alien | a non-citizen, literally, "a stranger" |
| Ellis Island | Main entry point for most European immigrants - outside NYC |
| Angel Island | Entry point for Asians, located in San Francisco; conditions were terrible, stayed open until WWII when the US and China became allies |
| Immigration Restriction Act of 1921 | limited immigration from Europe and Asia |
| Golden Door | European immigrant term for NYC which opened the door to numerous opportunities in America |
| Gold Mountain | Term applied by Chinese to America. |
| Chinese Mary | Negative term applied to Chinese women, Americans didn't take the time to learn their real names |
| National Reclamation Act of 1902 | National law that encourage irrigation of arid desert lands and new farmlands were created in western US as a result. |
| Immigrant Examination Requirements | These included: medical exam, document checks, literacy in native language, $25 for spending, and proof of ablity to work |
| Wall Poetry of Angel Island | Gave a glimpse into the miserable conditions that Asians had to undergo while awaiting admission |
| Culture shock | Condition experienced by immigrants - confusion and anxiety in a new and confusing place |
| Port City, Large cities | Most immigrants tended to live near their entry points, or in areas where others from their native land lived |
| Melting pot | Term used to describe Americas as the mixture of peolpe of different cultures and race |
| Old Immigrants | Usually those from northwestern European stock. Mostly of British, Germanic, and Scandinavian stock. |
| New Immigrants | Immigrants who arrived in the late 1800s and early 1900s, usually from south and eastern Europe |
| Support groups for New Immigrants | Ethnic communities, ocial clubs, social aid organizations, religious groups |
| "Hypheneated" Americans | New Immigrants who clung to their native culture but tried to adapt to American |
| Nativism | Movement against immigrants who were "New", those who came from southern and western Europe, especially Italians, Hungarians, Czechs, Poles, people who came from the former Yugoslavia, and Russian |
| Immigrant Restriction League | Organization founded in Boston in 1914 that campaigned to keep out " undesirable classes" from southern and eastern Europe |
| Dennis Kearney | Irish head of Workingmen's Party |
| San Francisco | City that segregation all Chinese, Japanese and Korean children from attending the public schools |
| Anti-American Riots | Erupted in Japan when Japanese children were segregated and required to attend Asian Schools |
| Teddy Roosevelt | President who persuaded the San Francisco authorities withdraw the Asian segregation orde |
| "Wrong Countries" / "Wrong Immigrants" | a. Slavic countries: Russia, Poland, Serbia, and other southeastern European countries |
| "Right Countries" / "Right Immigrants" | Those from Western Europe countries, especially of the following stocks: British, Germanic, Scandinavian |
| Reasons for Immigration | ...poverty...famine...land shortages...lack of jobs...political persecution...religious persecution |
| Birds of Passages aka Sojourners | Immigrants who only planned to stay a short time and then return home with money they had earned |
| Terrance Powderly | Head of the Knights of Labor Did not want Asian immigration, especially the Chinese |
| Lady Liberty | Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor, a gift from France |
| Asian Port Cities | San Francisco and Seattle |
| European Port Cities | NYC, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore |
| Serious Immigrant Diseases | Tuberculosis and Trachama |
| Inland Immigrant Cities | Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Buffalo, Milwaukee |
| Webb Alien Land Law (1913) | passed in California, forbade Asians from owning land |
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