| A | B |
|---|
| Push Factor | reason people left their homeland |
| Pull Factor | reason people chose to come to the U.S. |
| Greenhorn | nickname given to new immigrants who did not know American ways |
| tenement | apartments where immigrants lived |
| emigrat | to leave your homeland |
| ethnic groups | minority groups who maintained similar languages and cultural traditions |
| steerage | cheapest part of the boat ride over |
| Statue of Liberty | gift from France, welcomed immigrants |
| Emma Lazarus | Wrote poem on Statue of Liberty |
| New York Harbor | Home to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty |
| Ellis Island | East coast processing center for immigrants |
| Angel Island | West coast processing center for immigrants |
| sweatshops | crowded, dangerous workplaces |
| assimilate | to become part of the american culture |
| nativists | opposed immigration |
| Chinese Exclusion Act | prohibited Chinese immigrants for 10 years |
| Immigration Act of 1917 | required immigrants to take a literacy test |
| Gentlemen's Agreement | limited immigration from Japan |
| sports | popular past time, especially for factory workers |
| urbanization | growth of cities |
| urban center | area of city where factories were, tenements, and entertainment |
| outskirts of city | area of city where middle and upper class resided |
