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Chapter 10 Vocabulary
Immigration
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History
5th Grade
04/19/2010

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Diversity
Definition
Differing from one another
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Emigrated/Emigration
Definition
moving away from ones country to live elsewhere
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Immigrants
Definition
People who come to a country to take up permanent residence
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Ellis Island
Definition
New York City port where most people from Europe entered America from 1892 to 1954
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Harlem
Definition
A famous Manhattan, New York, community that was a center of African American culture in the early twentieth century
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Neighborhoods
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Communities moved into by immigrants to America that reminded them of home where people spoke their language and shared their culture
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Prejudices
Definition
Negative opinions formed beforehand or without knowledge or examination of the facts
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Racism
Definition
The belief that one race is superior to another
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Sweatshops
Definition
A shop or factory in which workers are employed for long hours at low wages and under unhealthy conditions
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Tenement Houses
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Rundown apartment buildings
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Deported
Definition
Legally sent back to one's own country, usually because of illegal entry
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Naturalized
Definition
Those born in other countries who have been made citizens of the United States
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