Immigration Quiz Flashcards
What are push factors?
Reasons why people leave a place and move to another
What are pull factors?
Positive reasons why people choose to move to a certain place
What is urban?
the city
what is rural?
The countryside
What are “old” immigrants?
Immigrants who came from northern and western europe
What are “new” immigrants?
immigrants who came from southern and eastern europe
What is the “American dream”
If you work hard, you will succed in America. If you go to America you will be rich.
what is Ellis island?
One of the immigrant stations in NYC. Controlled the Eastern immigrants
What does the statue of liberty symbolize?
It symbolizes freedom and equality, new opportunity, hope.
What is angel island?
One of the immigrant stations that controlled the western immigrants
What is the New Colossus?
The poem engraved inside the tablet the statue of liberty is holding. Symbolizes protection.
What does assimilate mean?
To combine with American culture.
Define Tenements
Rooms where immigrants stayed while waiting for their information to be checked at immigration stations.
Define Nativism
Favoring polices towards the people who were born in the US.
Define Prejudice
To be treated poorly based on your religion or culture or race, etc
