Immigration and Urbanization in the US

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Immigrant

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Someone who moves from one country to another

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Culture

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Customs, food, traditions, and art that makes a country unique

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Immigrate

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To come in

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Emigrate

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To leave

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Old Immigrants - Time period and origin

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1790's - 1830's, Northern Europe - Irish, Western Europe - Germany and France

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New Immigrants - Time period and origin

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1830's - 1920's, Eastern Europe - Poland and Russia, Southern Europe - Greece and Italy

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Push Factors

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Reasons people emigrated or left their homeland

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Pull Factors

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Reasons immigrants come to the US

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Examples of Push Factors

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Poverty, joblessness, overcrowding, no education, political persecution, religious persecution

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Examples of Pull Factors

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Job opportunities, plenty of food, freedom of religion, economic opportunities