Immigration Flashcards
1
Q
Ellis Island
A
main port of entry for immigrants on East Coast
2
Q
Angel Island
A
main port of entry for immigrants on West Coast
3
Q
Old immigrants
A
Chinese, Irish, German
4
Q
New Immigrants
A
Italian, Russian, Polish
5
Q
Laws that are Anti-Asian
A
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, Alien Land Law
6
Q
Nativism
A
fear or hatred of immigrants
7
Q
Row houses/tenements
A
dangerous places where most immigrants or poor people lived
8
Q
What 5 reasons were immigrants turned away
A
criminal record, contraband, public charge, political radicalist, illness
9
Q
Political Machines
A
autocratic party organization that has control of a local govt.
10
Q
Tammany Hall
A
Democratic political machine in New York City
11
Q
Boss Tweed
A
political boss of Tammany Hall
12
Q
Thomas Nast
A
political cartoonist, made republican elephant, democratic donkey
