Immigration Flashcards
(25 cards)
What was castle garden
Received immigrants from 1820-1890
What is the statue of liberty a sign of?
Freedom
How did the imigrants travel
by boat
What part of the boat were immigrants placed?
the steerage
describe how the steerage was
it was very cramped with lots of people.no windows and many diseases spread
Describe Ellis island
gateway to america. immigrants had a six second inspection.island of tears
Where and what was ellis island used for.
Its in ny harbour and is used to inspect new immigranrs
What was angel island
processing and registering center on the west coast
What were the immigrant pattersn
before 1885 mostly northern and western europeans came to america after mostly southern and eastern eurpoeans came to america.
What are some push and pull factors
push-revolution,wars,scarce land,many farmers lost their jobs pull-promise of freedom and better life,jobs avilible,many family members in america
were did most immigrants live
ethnic neighborhoods because it reminded them of home.
assimilation
trying to become part of another culture
melting pot theory
theory that american culture is a mix of all cultures
nativist
people who want to limit immigration
xenophobia
fear of foreigners
why were peolpe scared of forenghiers
people thought that they were going to steal their jobs
urbanization
many people moved from rural areas to cities
acculturation
holding on to your culture while learning a new one
chinese exclusion act
no chinese laborer could enter or re-enter the country,congress tried to pass legislation to limit intergration.
immigration laws
favor northern and western eurpoeans allow less and less immigrants into the country as each law is passed
what are the limits to immigration
gentelmans agreement,literacy tests,emergency qouta act,national origins act,
why did african americans move to america
violence
where did the poor live
in the center near their workplace
what are tenements
small apartments where most poor people lived
