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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is a pull factor | are conditions that attract people to a new area |
| what is a push factor | conditions that drive people to leave their homes/country |
| old immigrants | German, Irish, and English |
| new immigrants | Greeks, Italian, Russian, Polish, Chinese, Japanese |
| steerage | lowest part of the ship |
| Chinese Exclusion Act | Act to stop Chinese from coming to America in 1882 |
| Statue of Liberty | France gave us the Statue of Liberty in 1886 to honor the Declaration of Independence |
| welcome symbol | Statue of Liberty |
| Ellis Island | The place where immigrants were dropped off when they first came to America |
| Angel Island | Many Asians were processed here in the early 1900s |
| Ethnic Group | is a group of people who share a common culture |
| Assimilation | Process of becoming part of another culture |
| Tenements | apartment 6 or 7 story building in a city |
| Settlement House | A community center that offers services to the poor |