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CL M6L4 Key Terms
Civic Literacy Module 6 Lesson 4 Key Terms
Term | Definition |
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Angel Island | Immigration station for processing immigrants arriving on the west coast of the United States. |
Ellis Island | Immigration station for processing immigrants arriving on the east coast of the United States. |
Immigration and Neutrality Act | Determines the number of immigrants admitted yearly and manner in which they are processed (it has been changed over the years). |
National Identity | A sense of belonging that is connected to the culture, beliefs, and traditions of a country. |
Quota System | Sets the number of immigrants who could migrate to the United States from any given country as a percentage of that nationality’s population in the United States by a certain date; favored some nationalities over others. |
Resident | An individual who lives in a country legally. |