New Urban Culture Flashcards
“Old immigration” or immigration before 1885 came from what areas?
Northern and Western Europe.
At Ellis Island and on the East Coast and Angel Island on the West Coast, one of the first and most feared requirement of immigrants entering America was?
The medical examination.
How did America limit immigration?
By establishing stricter rules.
What is the definition of nativism?
To limit immigration and preserve the country for native–born white protestants.
Give three examples of assimilation.
Learning new languages, changing their names, learning a new culture or customs.
What were to push factors influencing immigrants to go to United States?
Land was scarce, there was a revolution Mexico, and pogroms.
The main reason people moved to cities in the late 1800s was because they were seeking:
New industrial jobs.
What were three hardships faced by immigrants and how did they overcome them?
They had to learn how to be American so they used acculturation, and they couldn’t speak American so they made their own neighborhoods. They also learned new languages in schools.
“New immigration” or immigration after 1885 came from where?
Southern and Eastern Europe.
What were two pull factors influencing immigrants to come to the United States?
Industrial jobs and freedom.
