Immigration Vocab Flashcard PETTO

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A person who comes to another country to live.

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Immigrant

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Immigrant sent back to homeland by government.

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Deported

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Early family member from early generations.

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Ancestor

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A place with many chances to succeed.

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Land of Opportunity

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Section at the bottom of a ship where an immigrant could buy the lowest priced ticket to travel to America.

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Steerage

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Crowded rundown apartment building.

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Tenement

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A group of people from the same country, race, or common lifestyle.

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Ethnic group

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Tall monument in NY Harbor, a Roman goddess, gift from France, dedicated 1886.

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Statue of Liberty

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Factory with low wages, long hours, and poor conditions.

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Sweatshop

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Island in upper New York Bay, main station for immigrants arriving in the U.S.

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Ellis Island