| Term | Definition |
|---|
| United States of America | Where millions of immigrants traveled to in search for a better life. |
| Ellis Island | Where European immigrants were processed. |
| Angel Island | Where Asian immigrants were processed. |
| Pull Factors | Factors which included demand for workers and new freedoms. |
| Push Factors | Factors which included religious and political persecution. |
| assimilate | When Immigrants had to change/adapt to American culture by learning to act like other Americans (changing their name, dress, food) |
| Northern and Western Europe | Where Old Immigrants came from |
| Southern and Eastern Europe | Where New immigrants came from (Europe, Asia, and Latin America) |
| Emma Lazarus | Wrote the poem on the base of the Statue of Liberty "The New Colossus" |
| Chinese Exclusion Act | First law to exclude a specific group (Asians) from immigrating into the country. |
| How were new immigrants treated? | They were treated with anger and resentment. |
| Why did immigrants come to America? | For religious freedom, freedom from political persecution, and to escape poverty. |
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