New Immigrants (Topic 2.4)

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Across
  1. 6. — The millions of people who came to the United States between 1870 and 1920, mostly from Southern and Eastern Europe.
  2. 7. — Conditions such as jobs, freedom, and opportunity that attracted immigrants to America.
  3. 10. — The location of Angel Island, the main processing center for Asian immigrants.
  4. 13. — A major “push” factor driving many immigrants to leave their homelands.
  5. 15. — Organization that pushed for literacy tests and restrictions on immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe.
Down
  1. 1. — 1882 law that barred most Chinese immigration to the United States.
  2. 2. — One of the main push factors that forced families to seek new opportunities in the United States.
  3. 3. — Fear or hatred of foreigners and people from other countries.
  4. 4. — The process of adopting the customs, language, and culture of a new country.
  5. 5. — Neighborhoods where people from the same country lived together to preserve their culture and support one another.
  6. 8. — Conditions such as war, famine, or persecution that forced people to leave their homeland.
  7. 9. — The belief that America should favor people born in the United States over immigrants.
  8. 11. — Immigration station in San Francisco Bay that processed Asian immigrants, often under harsh conditions.
  9. 12. — Reading and writing exams used to limit immigration during the early 1900s.
  10. 14. — Immigration station in New York Harbor where millions of European immigrants entered the United States.