Immigration
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| immigrate | to enter INTO another country, usually permanently
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| emigrate | to EXIT a country
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| immigrant | a person who enters INTO another country, usually permanently
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| emigrant | a person who EXITS a country
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| push/pull factors | forces that push a person out of a country and pull a person into another country
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| political | dealing with government/politics
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| economic | dealing with resources ($)
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| social | dealing with how people interact with each other and their environment
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| famine | widespread scarcity of food, resulting in starvation and death
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| "Old" Immigrants | immigrants who arrived in America before 1900 from Northern and Western Europe (Germans, Irish, Scandinavians)
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| "New" Immigrants | immigrants who came to America after 1900 from Southern and Eastern Europe (Italians, Polish, Jewish)
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| assimilation | the process of "blending" in to a new culture; taking on a country's language and culture
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| steerage | lower level of passenger ships, where immigrants often traveled to America
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| nativist | a native-born American who wants to eliminate foreign influence
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| Know-Nothing Party | political party that expressed nativist views
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| prejudice | a negative opinion that is not based on facts
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| melting pot | many cultures living together and blending into one
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| salad bowl | many cultures living together and NOT blending into one
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| Ellis Island | processing center for immigrants on the East Coast
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| Angel Island | processing center for immigrants on the West Coast
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| Statue of Liberty | symbol of hope and freedom for arriving immigrants
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| Chinese Exclusion Act | law that banned Chinese immigration for ten years
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