immigration Flashcards
1
Q
golden door
A
nyc
2
Q
old immigrants
A
1880-1890
northern/western europe
- british isles (German/irish catholics)
- chinese imm.
- high literacy rates
3
Q
new immigrants
A
-1920
southern/eastern europe
- greeks, croats, slovaks
- poles, russians, italians
- green/russian orthodox, jewish
- lower literacy rates, escaping autocracy
4
Q
great migration
A
one of the largest movements of ppl, 6 mil blk ppl leaving south
5
Q
Burlingame Treaty (1868)
A
secured the rights of Chinese to free immigration and travel within the United States
6
Q
People v. Hall (1854)
A
chinese, blk, and na can’t testify in courts
7
Q
Scott Act (1888)
A
made reentry to the United States after a visit to China impossible, even for long-term legal residents
8
Q
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