| A | B |
|---|
| Ellis Island | An immigration station in New York Harbor. (A lot of European immigrants). |
| tuberculosis | a bacterial infection, fever & coughing, easily spread. |
| Angel Island | An immigration station in San Francisco Bay (A lot of Asian & Chinese Immigrants). |
| felony | any one of the most serious crimes under the law(murder, rape, burglary). |
| synagogue | place of meeting for worship and religious instruction in the Jewish faith. |
| progressive | favoring advancement toward better conditions or new ideas. |
| melting pot | a mixture of people of different cultures & races who blended together by abandoning their native lang.& customs. |
| nativism | overt favoritism toward native-born Americans. |
| Chinese Exclusion Act | Banned entry to US to all Chinese except students, teacher merchants, tourists, & gov officials.(61yrs) |
| Gentlemen's Agreement | Japan's gov agreed to limit emigration of unskilled workers to US in exchange for repeal of San Fran segregation order. |
| Jobs, political turmoil, & social upheaval | Reasons people from other parts of the world have for immigrating to US. |
| Harsh questioning and long detentions in filthy buildings | Difficulties immigrants faced in gaining admission to US. |
| Built ethnic communities: spoke their lang, built churches, made social groups, hyphenated Americans. | How immigrants dealt w/challenges they faced. |
