Immigrants Flashcards
Immigrants
a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country.
During this time, many, many immigrants were coming into America, all seeking the American Dream, and for their lives to improve.
However, not all of these immigrants were welcomed pleasantly.
Push/ Pull Factors
Push factors are the reasons why people want to leave their country. Pull factors are the reasons why people want to come to a new country, such as America. `
Chinese Exclusion Act
A law passed by the United States Government in 1882 suspending the right of Chinese laborers to immigrate to the United States.
Tenements
A rundown apartment house barely meeting minimal standards. Tenements sprouted on New York’s Lower East Side to house the huge influx of European immigrants.
