Push Factors vs. Pull Factors - describe the reasons that individuals might emigrate from their homes, including poverty, lack of social mobility, violence, or persecution. describe the reasons that an individual might settle in a particular country. , “Urban” vs. “Rural” - cities and farmland., “Old” Immigrants - primarily came to the United States in the years 1820-1890 and were from Northwestern Europe, “New” Immigrants - primarily from Southeastern Europe and Asia and made up a large part of the American immigrant population from 1890-1920., The American Dream - a phrase referring to a purported national ethos of the United States: that every person has the freedom and opportunity to succeed and attain a better life., Ellis Island - once the busiest immigrant inspection and processing station in the United States., The Statue of Liberty - The first thing immigrants saw when entering New York, The New Colossus - relates to immigrants' hopes and dreams of better lives., Angel Island - an immigration station in San Francisco Bay which operated from January 21, 1910, to November 5, 1940, where immigrants entering the United States were detained and interrogated., Assimilate - the state of being socially integrated into the culture of the dominant group in a society, Tenements - low-rise buildings with multiple apartments, which were narrow and typically made up of three rooms., Nativism - the political policy of promoting the interests of native inhabitants against those of immigrants, Prejudice - an affective feeling towards a person based on their perceived group membership., Quotas - the limited number or quantity of something which is officially allowed., The Chinese Exclusion Act (1882) - provided an absolute 10-year ban on Chinese laborers immigrating to the United States.,

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