Immigration

Wave of immigrants from southern and eastern Europe; Catholic, Jewish, and Eastern Orthodox

This Act allowed people to claim 160 acres of land after they lived on it for 5 years

What group of people were assumed to become dependent on government assistance, or LPC

Cultures are mixed together, but each group keeps their own individual identity

Between 1820-1860 1.5 million Irish came to America because of

Congress passed an exclusion act, in 1882, that barred what group from entering the US

In Ellis Island, the immigrants were watched by

One of the benefits of being a first or second class passenger on a ship coming to America

The US government used Ellis Island in New York Harbor as

Denial of equal treatment to individuals based on their group membership

This wave of immigrants came mostly from northern and western Europe, mainly Protestants

A person who migrates to another country

An unfavorable opinion or feeling formed without knowledge, thought, or reason

This means to leave one country and settle in another

The blending of nationalities and cultures into one common culture.

The way of life: including food, clothing, religion, etc of a group of people

Most immigrants traveled to the US

The status of belonging to a particular nation

Which of the following was NOT a push factor

People who wanted to preserve America for Americans were known as

Cheap housing and rundown apartments for immigrants

A section of a city with many tenements

Largest group of immigrants to come to America were from where?

A group of people sharing a common and distinctive culture

The merging of distinct cultural groups into a single group with a common culture and identity