lesson 8 Flashcards
Chinese Exclusion Act
law passed by Congress in 1882 that ended immigration into the United States for all Chinese people
emigrated
left their homeland to live elsewhere
ethnic group
people who share a similar culture and country of origin
famine
a shortage of food
foreigners
people from other countries who live in a host country
immigrants
people who move to a country that is not their native land
Know-Nothing Party
a political party based on prejudice against foreigners, formed in the 1860s and soon abandoned
naturalization
the process by which a foreign-born person becomes a citizen of the United States
oath
a solemn, official promise
open immigration party
a situation in which a nation sets no limits on how many people can enter, or immigrate to, the country each year
prejudice
negative judgments or opinions people have toward others who are different from them
quotas
limits on the number of immigrants allowed into the United States each year
restrictions
limits
waves of immigration
periods when large numbers of people enter a country.
