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Marisa Miladinovic Room: 205 Social Studies

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1. __//**Indentify**//__:
 * Emma Lazarus** was an American Poet born in New York City.
 * Ellis Island** is where Europeans go before they go somewhere else is the states.
 * Angel Island** is an island in San Francisco Bay that offers spectacular views of the that offers spectacular views of the San Francisco skyline, the Marin County Headlands and Mount Tamalpais.
 * Chinese Exclusion Act** was a United States federal law passed on May 6, 1882, following revisions made in 1880 to the Burlingame Treaty of 1868. Those revisions allowed the U.S. to suspend immigration, and Congress subsequently acted quickly to implement the suspension of Chinese immigration, a ban that was intended to last 10 years.
 * Immigration Act of 1917** is the United States Congress passed the Immigration Act of 1917 (also known as the Asiatic Barred Zone Act) with overwhelming majority, overriding President Woodrow Wilson's December 14, 1916 veto.

2. __//**Define**//__: //**Emigrate** -// to leave one country or region to settle in another; migrate: to emigrate from Ireland to Australia. //**Ethnic Group** -// pertaining to or characteristic of a people, esp. a group s haring a common and distinctive culture, religion, language, or the like. //**Steerage** -// a part or division of a ship, formerly the part containing the steering apparatus. //**Sweatshop** -// a shop employing workers at low wages, for long hours, and under poor conditions. //**Assimilate** -// to bring into conformity with the customs, attitudes, etc., of a group, nation, or the like; adapt or adjust.

3. Most people find it very hard to pull up roots in their native land and move to a strange country. But throughout history, countless millions of people have done so. The heaviest immigration worldwide took place from the early 1800's to the Great Depression, the economic hard times of the 1930's. In that period, about 60 million people moved to a new land. Most came from Europe. More than half immigrated to the United States. Other destinations included Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.

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