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Symbol #1 For Statue Of Liberty- Torch |
a symbol of light that welcomes newcomers |
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Symbol #2 For Statue Of Liberty- Feet |
broken chains which mean breaking away from control |
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Symbol #3 For Statue Of Liberty- 7 horns |
the 7 continents; asia, north america, south america, europe, africa, antarctica, and australia |
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Symbol #4 For Statue Of Liberty- Book |
Book says July 4th 1776 which was the day we got our freedom |
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Symbol #5 For Statue Of Liberty- Robes |
Greek to roman electoral system gave us direct democracy which is a republic(elected officials) |
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brazen |
bold |
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Greek fame |
colossus of rhodes |
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limbs |
legs |
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astride |
bridging |
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sea-washed |
tide coming in |
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imprisoned lightning |
flame inside the torch |
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Exiles |
kicked out of |
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beacon |
light that welcomes people |
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mild |
peaceful |
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twin cities |
brooklyn and manhattan |
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pomp |
things to do with kings and queens |
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yearning |
wishing |
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wretched |
really poor |
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refuse |
throw away |
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teeming |
crowded |
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tempest-tossed |
storm |
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Step 1 to become a naturalized citizen |
arrive in the US with a visa which can expire |
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Step 2 |
apply for a green card which makes you a permanent resident and you can work legally. This never expires |
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Step 3 |
get a green card which takes 5 years unmarried and 3 years if married to a US citizen |
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Step 4 |
Fill-in the application for naturalization which is 10 pages long |
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Step 5 |
take US citizenship test- basic US history 7th grade |
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Step 6 |
called back to the Federal Court in your district and take the oath of allegiance |
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naturalization |
the process of becoming a citizen |
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naturalized citizen |
not born in the United States |
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Permanent Resident |
person living in America but is not a citizen; has legal rights to work |
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Green Card |
legal document to make you a permanent resident |
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Oath of Allegiance |
sware loyalty to the United States |
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Emigrate |
to move from country |
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Immigrate |
to move in a counrty |
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Illegal Immigration |
no green card, no legal residence |
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Legal Immigration |
follow the steps to becoming a legal immigrant |
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acculturation |
holding on to old traditions |
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assimilation |
getting to know the new culture |
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coyote |
leads illegal immigrants across the border |
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nativists |
people who are not for immigration |
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Reverand Josiah Strong |
protestant nativist minister |
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pogrom |
in Eastern Europe, an organized attack on a Jewish community |
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Old Immigrants (1840-1860) |
English, Irish, Germans, and Scandinavians |
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New Immigrants (1860-1920s} |
Italians, Polish, Greeks, Russians, and Hungarians |
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