Immigration Flashcards

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Reasons for immigration:

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Push and pull factors

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Push factors:

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1) Overcrowding
2) Loss of jobs
3) Political/ religious persecution
4) Revolution
5) Famine- Ireland in the 1840’s

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3
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Pull factors:

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1) Promise of freedom and a better life
2) Some had family in America
3) Job availability in factories

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4
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Old immigrants
Came to America before 1880

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-From Northern/ Western Europe
-Many already spoke English
-German, British, Irish
-Easier time assimilating
-Irish didn’t get along well because they were Catholic

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5
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New immigrants
Came to American after 1880

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-Southern/ Eastern Europe
-No english
-Poland, Italy, Greece, Russia
-Most had issues assimilating into America
-Different languages, religions, and cultures

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6
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Newest immigrants
After Vietnam War (1975)

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-The transformation of the U.S.
-Mexico, India, China

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7
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Ellis Island

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Located in NY Harbor
-Purpose: Medical inspection and registration

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8
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Steerage

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Cheapest part of the boat to travel to U.S.
-Bad because this lets to people getting diseases

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9
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Angel Island

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In San Franciso Bay in California
-Controlled flow of Asian immigrants

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10
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Nativism

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Group of people that wanted to preserve the U.S. for white, Protestant, native-born Americans
-feared immigrants taking jobs

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Chinese Exclusion Act
(1882)

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Chinese workers not allowed into the U.S.
-Chinese living in the U.S. aren’t allowed out

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12
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Literacy Test

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Immigrants must pass a reading test in their own language
-prevent poor immigrants from South/ Eastern Europe

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