Chapter 1

3. an official, periodic counting of a population.
6. people who came here from other countries, entered the nation, and adopted american costumes
8. the study of characteristics of human populations.
9. In the 1800s the US ____ passed laws limiting immigration.
12. You are born in the United States.
14. the annual number of lives birth per 1000 members of a population.
15. Are responsible family members.
17. First president of the United States.
19. a specific number of immigrants from certain countries or religions who were allowed to enter the country each year.
21. Sparked the modern civil rights movement when she refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama.
22. Your rights and _____ have been handed down from one generations of americans to the next for more than 200 years.
24. Are permanent residents of the united states who are still citizens of another country.
25. In the mid 1800s, thousands of ____ arrived on the west coast.

1. the study of citizenship and government
2. a legally recognized member of a country
4. The legal process by which an alien may become a citizen.
5. ideas that people hold dear and try to live.
7. Immigrants and their _____ make up most of America's population.
10. a movement of large numbers of people from region to region.
11. The United States gained huge sections of territory from _____.
13. People who speak two or more languages.
16. the annual number of deaths per 1000 members of a countries populations.
18. organizations, institutions, and individuals who exercise political authority over a group of people
20. Europeans soon learned that the _____ possessed vast natural resources.
23. People who are trying to escape dangers in their home countries.