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Social Studies Final Exam 2008
Chapter 20-26
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International Studies
7th Grade
05/29/2008

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Emigrate
Definition
to leave one's homeland to live elsewhere
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Ethnic Groups
Definition
a minority that speaks a different language or follows different customs than the majority of people in a country
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Steerage
Definition
cramped quarters on a ship's lower decks for passengers paying the lowest fares
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Ellis Island
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the place where immigrants were processed in the East coast
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Angel Island
Definition
the place where immigrants were processed in the west coast
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Assimulate
Definition
to absorb a group into the culture of a larger population
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Nativism
Definition
the idea that a native borns of a country is better than the immigrants who come anew into their country; they are prejudice against newcomers
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Gilded Age
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