Reform and Immigration

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a fungus or an insect that causes plants to dry up and die

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blight

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to become absorbed in a culture or country

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assimilate

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to a move away from a country in order to live in another

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emigrate

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an extreme lack of crops or food causing widespread hunger

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famine

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a political party formed in the 1850s to oppose immigration, also called the American Party

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Know Nothing party

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a person who believes native-born people should be favored more than immigrants

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nativist

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to permanently move to another country

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immigrate

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a reason why people immigrate, such as lack of economic opportunity or freedom in one country and the promise of a better life in another

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push-pull factor

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a broad judgment about a group of people not based on reason or fact

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prejudice

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a hospital dedicated to treating the mentally ill

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asylum