Thursday, July 28, 2011

Immigration & Nativism

migrate- Move from one region to another.

migration- the movement of persons from one country or locality to another.

immigration- The action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country.

1. What is nativism?
Nativism refers to a policy or belief that protects or favors the interest of the native population of a country over the interests of immigrants.

2. What were the two main sources of nativism in the early 19th century?
Religion and labor.

3. What were the two main groups that resulted from nativism?
The know- nothing party and the Ku Klux Klan.

4. What has been the result of 20th century nativism?
Tighter immagration laws

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