1. Regents Review Immigration HW: Review Book Page 174-177

2. Define the following terms Americanized – learn to act, speak and be like other “Americans” Acculturated – learn the language and the culture of their adopted land. Assimilated – Made similar to other Americans. Nativism – Believing that native born Americans were superior to foreigners and the immigration should be restricted (ethnocentric).

3. Old Immigration Where – (1607-1880) – Northern and Western Europe (Britain, Ireland, Germany). Mostly Protestants. Why – Religious persecution. No laws on immigration. Free land out West.

4. New Immigration Where – (1880 -1920) – Southern and Eastern Europe (Poland, Italy, Austria, Hungary, Greece and Russia). Some Asian. Many Catholics Why – Industrialization created need for workers. “Streets were paved with gold.” Faced discrimination from old immigrants – no English, Catholics, dressed differently etc.

5. Recent Immigration Where – (1960 – present) – Vietnam, Cambodia, Former USSR, mostly Latin America – Cuba, Haiti, Mexico. Why – to escape Communist persecution To escape religious discrimination (Jews) Escape poverty, persecution and unstable governments. Better jobs, higher pay

6. Chinese Exclusion Act - 1882 Anti-Chinese feelings in California against the Chinese workers. Chinese immigration banned for ten years. Then extended another ten. Then indefinitely until after WWII.

7. Gentlemen’s Agreement - 1907 Japanese government agreed to limit Japanese emigration to the U.S. to those who already had relatives living in America.

8. Immigration Acts of 1921, 1924, 1929 Established a quota system aimed at preserving America’s existing ethnic composition. Great Britain, Ireland and Germany were allowed the largest number of immigrants Limit “new immigrants” Asians banned.

9. Immigration Act of 1965 Designed to be less biased. Every country identical quota of 20,000 Preference to those with U.S. relatives or occupational skills.