Growth & Growing Pains - Vocab & Content for Westward Expansion

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Process of becoming part of a culture—forced or voluntary

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Assimilation

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Federal immigration station on the West coast for Asian immigrants, tougher than East coast process.

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Angel Island

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First significant US immigration law targeting a specific group

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Chinese Exclusion Act

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US gov't approach to Native Americans (1830s-1880s): REMOVAL & _____________ (changed in 1887).

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Reservations

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Law barring Chinese laborers from US for over 60 years.

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The Chinese Exclusion Act

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Indigenous meaning?

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Native to or originally from a specific place.

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Nativism: A policy favoring native-born citizens over immigrants.

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A policy that supported the native born citizens instead of the immigrants.

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Came from Southern and Eastern Europe

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New immigrant

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Rapid growth of cities?

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Urbanization

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Capitalism emphasizes:

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Competition & profits