enSC18.4 Key Terms6
old immigrants : Immigrants who arrived before the 1880s.
new immigrants: Immigrants who came during and after the 1880s
steerage: an area below a ship's deck
benevolent societies: aid organizations offered immigrants help in cases of sickness, unemployment, and death
Chinese Exclusion Act: banning Chinese people from immigrating to the U.S for ten years.
Immigration Restriction League: demanded that all immigrants know how to read and write before entering the country.
18.4 Key Terms
1. NLEUICTGIRGMEROATTNEIIRSIMOA
demanded that all immigrants know how to read and write before entering the country.
2. CASSIICNUNTOXEHEELC
banning Chinese people from immigrating to the U.S for ten years.
3. ENTEBSTIOSNOVIEECLE
aid organizations offered immigrants help in cases of sickness, unemployment, and death