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Immigrants Flashcards

1
Q

what was castle garden simmilar to

A

ellis island but was less brutal

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2
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what was the problem with languages as immigrants were coming to america

A

some spoke dialects which was hard to understand

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3
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what was the statue of liberty a sign of

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freedom/hope

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4
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what were the cheapest tickets on ships to america

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steerage

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5
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what was the steerage deck like

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crowded rooms without windows below deck, miserable

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6
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what killed many travelers

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measles, diseases

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7
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ellis island was also called the island of ______

A

tears

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8
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what was the inspection at ellis island also called

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the 6 second inspection

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9
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where is ellis island located

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new york harbor

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10
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what was the purpose of ellis island

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to do a medical inspection and registration to allow immigrants into the US and make them a citizen

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11
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what race group was ellis island mainly for

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europeans

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12
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on which side of the US was ellis island

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east

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13
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on which side of the US was angel island

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west

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14
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what was angel island purpose

A

processing and registering center on the west coast

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15
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what race group was angel island mainly for

A

asian immigrants

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16
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what was angel island almost like

A

a prison

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17
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what is the name for immigrants before 1885

A

old immigrants

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18
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what is the name for immigrants after 1885

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new immigrants

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19
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where were old immigrants mainly from

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northern and western europe

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20
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where were new immigrants mainly from

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southern and eastern europe

21
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what did most old immigrants speak

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english, irish, german

22
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what did most new immigrants speak

A

not english

23
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what were some push factors

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scarce lands, farmers lost jobs to machines, revolution, political/religious persecution

24
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what were some pull factors

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promise of freedom and better life, family already in america, job availablility

25
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what were russian programs

A

attacks on jewish villages

26
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who in turkey was being killed

A

armenians

27
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what neighborhoods were set up because of immigrants

A

ethnic neighborhoods, tenements or slums

28
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what are some examples of ethnic neighborhoods

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chinatown, hells kitchen, little italy, little odessa, and astoria

29
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what were some qualities of ethnic neightborhoods

A

religion was very important, spoke own language in the town, made it feel like home, food that tasted from their home country

30
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what is assimilation

A

trying to become part of another culture

31
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what is the melting pot theory

A

belif that the american culture is a blend of many different cultures

32
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what did most imigrants strive for

A

to fit into society

33
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who were nativists

A

wanted to limit immigration to white anglo-saxon protest

34
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what is xenophobia

A

fear of foreigners

35
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what was the main reason people didnt like immigrants

A

feared loosing their job and felt that immgrants languages, religons, and traditions would have a negative impact on society

36
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what is urbanization

A

when many people move from rural areas to cities while immigrants crowd cities for jobs

37
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what to mmigrants create in neighborhoods

A

slums

38
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what do slums create

A

crime

39
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what is acculturation

A

holding onto your culture while learning a new one

40
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what did the chineese exclusion act of 1882 state

A

no chineese laborer could enter the country or re-enter once left (had to be repealed in 1943)

41
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who did immigrations laws aways favor

A

northern and western europeans

42
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how many immigrants did immigration laws want as the years went on

A

less and less immigrants

43
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why did most people move to cities

A

availability of jobs/better life, more amenities, electricity, and plumbing

44
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why did african americans move north to cities

A

they didnt like the south:prejeduce and violence

45
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what kind of cities did african americans move to

A

chicago, detroit, ny, phila

46
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around when did african americans move norht

A

1915

47
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what style apartment did immgrants live in

A

tenements

48
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who was jacob riis

A

photographer who took pics of tenements and hardships of immigrant life (was an immigrant himself)

49
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what did jacob riis write

A

how the other half lives

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