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History chapter 20
lesson 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| old immigrants | late 1800s, immigrants from northern Europe |
| new immigrants | were from southern and eastern Europe. |
| Steerage | an area below a ship’s deck where steering mechanisms were located. Cheep |
| Ellis Island | busiest center in new york ,new arrivals were processed through government run immigration centers. T |
| Angles Island | another way immigrants came to us in sanfrancico ca |
| Benevolent Societies | organiztions offered immigrants help in cases of sickness, unemployment, or death. |
| Tenements | poorly built, overcrowded apartment buildings. |
| Sweat Shops | Often associated with the clothing industry had long hours and hot, unhealthy working conditions. |
| Chinese Exclusion Act | banning Chinese people from immigrating to the United States for 10 years. |