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American History 2
Vocab.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |