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AH M4L3 Key Terms
American History Module 4 Lesson 3 Key Terms
Term | Definition |
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New Immigrants | Tended to be from southern and eastern Europe, Asia, and Mexico. |
Ellis Island | Immigrant station in New York. |
Angel Island | Immigrant station in San Francisco. |
Nativists | People who want to preserve status for the existing inhabitants of a country compared to immigrants because they believe immigrants will spoil existing cultural values. |
Xenophobia | A strong aversion to foreigners. |
Know-Nothing Party | Political Party formed to advance the agenda of nativists. |
Gentleman’s Agreement | An agreement between Japan and the United States to limit Japanese immigration to the United States. |
Chinese Exclusion Act | Suspended Chinese immigration for ten years and stated that Chinese immigrants could not become citizens. |
Ethnic Neighborhoods | Neighborhoods that immigrants often felt safe and comfortable in due to being surrounded by people from their homelands. It became a way to preserve some of their culture as well. |