Ethnicity, Race, And Laws

Question 1

Define ethnicity and race

Answer 1

Ethnicity = shared culture
Race = perceived physical differences

Question 2

Define acculturation and assimilation

Answer 2

Acculturation = adopting traits
Assimilation = full cultural integration

Question 3

What is territorial segregation?

Answer 3

Physical separation of ethnic groups

Question 4

Largest claimed ethnicity in the U.S.?

Answer 4

German

Question 5

Key immigration laws?

Answer 5

Chinese Exclusion Act
Quota Laws
Immigration Act of 1965

Question 6

What was the Chinese Exclusion Act?

Answer 6

Banned Chinese laborers from immigrating to the U.S., marking the first major immigration restriction based on nationality

Question 7

What was the Quota Laws?

Answer 7

Set immigration limits by nationality, favoring Northern and Western Europeans and restricting others, especially Asians

Question 8

What was the Immigration Act of 1965

Answer 8

Ended nationality-based quotas, prioritizing family ties and skilled workers, and increasing immigration from non-European countries