| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Push Factor | Conditions that drive people from their homes |
| Pull Factor | Conditions that attract immigrants to a new area |
| Statue of Liberty | A large statue symbolizing hope and freedom on Liberty Island in New York Harbor |
| Ellis Island | An immigrant receiving station that opened in 1892, where immigrants were given a medical examination and only allowed in if they were healthy |
| Angel Island | A receiving station on the west coast, active after 1910, and allowed immigrants from Asia to enter the US |
| Pogroms | Organized attacks on Jewish communities in Eastern Europe |
| Acculturation | Process of holding on to older traditions while adapting to a new culture |
| Nativists | People who express an anti-foreign belief. People who are opposed to immigration. |
| Chinese Exclusion Act | 1882 law that barred Chinese laborers from entering the United States |
| American Protective Association | An organization created by nativists in 1887 that campaigned for laws to restrict immigration |
| Know-Nothing Party | Political party of the 1850s that was anti-Catholic and anti-immigrant |
| Gentlemen's Agreement | A 1907 agreement between the US and Japan to limit Japanese immigration |
| Urbanization | Movement of population from farms to cities |
| Tenements | Small apartments in a city slum building |
| Jacob Riis | A reporter who wrote about the problems in overcrowded cities, and shocked his readers |
| Building Codes | Standards for construction and safety of buildings |
| Settlement House | Community center organized in the late 1800s to offer services to the poor |
| Hull House | Settlement house founded by progressive reformer Jane Adams in Chicago in 18889 |
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