| A | B |
|---|
| Early US immigrants | Came mostrly from northern and western Europe |
| New immigrants-1871-1921 | Came mostly from southern and eastern Europe |
| Irish immigrants | Came mid-19th century because of potato famine |
| Ellis Island | Entry way for "new immigrants" |
| Statue of Liberty | Symbol of freedom, opportunity and safety to immigrants |
| Chinese immigration | Worked on the railroads; never accepted by Europeans |
| Immigrant labor | Most immigrants worked in textile and steel mills |
| New York City | Immigrants worked in garment industry |
| movie industry | Started by Jewish immigrants in NYC; later moved to CA |
| coal mines | Slavs, Italians, Poles--mostly PA |
| melting pot | Effort by immigrants to become quickly assimilated into American culture |
| public schools | Helped immigrant children learn English and become American; also night school for adults |
| Catholic and Jewish immigrants | Discriminated against by Protestants |
| Fear of immigrants | Change and loss of jobs |
| Chinese Exclusion Act-1882 | Stopped Chinese immigration |
| Immigration Restriction Act-1921 | Stopped most immigration |
| Growth of cities | Centers of manufacturing and transportation |
| Tenements and slums | Crowded and dirty houses and neighborhoods for early immigrants |
| First subway | New York City |
| Streetcar lines | People could travel beyond city limits |
| New states | By 20th century, all 48 continental states added to US |
| Seward's Folly-1867 | Purchase of Alaska |
