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Old Immigrants Came early 1800s from Northern and Western Europe New Immigrants Came late 1800s from Eastern and Southern Europe Steerage Lower portion of the ship. Located neer the propellorss Push factor Reasons why people leave a country. ex: war, famine, poverty Pull factor Reasons why people are drawn to another country. ex: job opportunities, to be closer to family Ellis Island Processing center for newly arrived immigrants mainly from Europe located off the coast of ny Angel Island Processing center for newly arrived immigrants mainly from Asia located off the coast of California Settlement House Information center for immigrants. Helps them to settle within area in the city Chinese Exclusion Act Law passed in the late 1800s banning people from China to immigrate to the U.S. Tenements Narrow, tight, homes in which many immigrants lived in Sweatshops Assimilation Salad Bowl Theory Melting Pot Theory vocabulary words for Immigration