A | B |
ethnic neighborhood | area where people from same ethnic groups settle |
immigrant | person who leaves one country and settles in a different one |
Labor unions | organizations created to make safer and better working conditions for factory workers |
pull factor | conditions that attract immigrants to a new area |
tenements | crowded, small, unsafe apartments |
ethnic group | group of people who share a common culture |
push factor | conditions that drive people from their homes |
nativists | wanted to limit immigration and preserve country for native-born white protestants |
urbanization | movement from farms to cities |
Ellis Island | receiving station that processed immigrants before coming into U.S. |
Chinese Exclusion Act | no Chinese laborer could enter U.S. |
Sherman Anti-Trust Act | prevents the formation of monopolies and trusts |
Quota System | reduce the number of immigrants from certain nations |
Assimilation | process of becoming part of another culture |