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US - New Immigrants
Study Guide for Chapter 17-1 (The New Immigrants)
Question | Answer |
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to leave one’s homeland to live somewhere else | Emigrate |
minorities that spoke different languages or followed different customs from those of most of the people in a country | Ethnic Group |
cramped and noisy quarters on the lower decks of ships where the immigrants who could only afford the cheapest tickets traveled | Steerage |
dark, crowded workshops where many immigrants, including women and children worked making clothing. The work was repetitious and hazardous with low pay for long hours | Sweatshop |
to become part of the American culture | Assimilate |
people who opposed immigration | Nativist |