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immigration
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Social Studies
8th Grade
12/21/2011

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new immigrant
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a person from southern or eastern Europe who entered the united states after 1900
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Ellis island
Definition
the first stop in the united states for most immigrants coming from europe
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Angel island
Definition
the first stop in the united states for most immigrants coming from asia
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melting pot
Definition
a place where cultares blend
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assimilation
Definition
the process of blending into society
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Chinese Exclusion act
Definition
enacted in 1882, this law banned chinese immigration for 10 years
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Great Migration
Definition
the movement of african americans between 1916 to 1920 to northern cities from the south
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tenement
Definition
an apartment building that usually are run-down and overcrowded
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slums
Definition
a neighborhood with overcrowded and dangerous housing
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nativist
Definition
the policy of protecting the intrests of native inhabitants against those of immigrants
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Prejudice
Definition
unreasinable feelings, opinions, or attitudes, especially of a hostile nature
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