Chapter 3 - the American People Flashcards
Democracy in America characterized by
- competition
- conflict
North American - First Immigrants
- Indians/ Native Americans
Earliest European settlers of the southeastern and southwestern territories
were likely to be Roman Catholics from France and Spain
Over time ________, provided more immigrants than England
Germany
Congress began restricting immigration in 1798
Alien Act
Purges of Chinese from California
Chinese Exclusion Act 1882
New Categories post WWI denied entry
- revolutionaries
- communist party members
- others deemed undesirable
Emergency Quota Act of 1921, National Origin Act of 1924
these acts were aimed at Eastern and Southern Europeans. Mainly Italian Catholics and Russian Jews
End of nationality restrictions on immigration
1965 civil rights movement
Census, every 10 years
Purpose of apportioning the fixed number of seats in the House of Representatives
Believe most of the uncounted poor and minorities; more likely to vote
Democratic; Democrats
Preference System
1) 2/3 legal Immigration
2) From Countries that have historically low rates of legal immigration
1) Family Reunification
2) China, India, Philippines, Cuba
Main Causes for Immigration
a. religious freedom
b. economic freedom
c. political freedom
haven for quakers
Pennsylvania
Established colony as a haven for Catholics in the new world
Maryland
Greatest 2 resources
- Land
- Labor
1) The Enlightenment
2) Its Purpose?
3) And opposed?
1) Was a cultural movement of intellectuals in the 18th century Europe and the American colonies
2) Sought to reform society using reason. Sought to advance knowledge through science
3) Superstition, intolerance, and some abuses by church and state
