Vocabulary
The difference between immigration and emigration
Immigration is to come to a new country, emigration is to leave your country of origin.
The bridge between Asia and North America
Bering Land Bridge
The first colony in North America.
Jamestown.
The first colony was founded at Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607.
What is Cultural Diffusion?
What is the first step one must take to become a naturalized citizen?
Sign a statement saying you want to be a citizen
An example of assimilation
The process of adopting or adapting to a new culture. (Answers vary)
How long ago did the first humans migrate here?
15-20,000 years ago.
The pilgrims arrived in 1620, but the first ship of enslaved Africans arrived ___.
in 1619.
On August 20, 1619, “20 and odd” Angolans, kidnapped by the Portuguese, arrive in the British colony of Virginia and are then bought by English colonists.
Describe Pop Culture
Popular culture consists of relatively unsophisticated artistic creations that appeal to the mass audience
Where did the two main political party stand on immigration reform
Republican- wants the immigration laws to be stricter
Democratic- wants immigration laws to be more lenient
What is the term that means: Legal process to obtain citizenship?
Naturalization
Before colonization, ____ tribes existed in North, Central, and South America.
Why did/do people come to the US?
Freedom from religious persecution, more economic opportunities, etc. (answers may vary)
What are Value Contractions?
Some values conflict with each other
What are the two biggest reasons undocumented immigrants do not apply for citizenship?
Refuse permission to immigrate, never applied out of fear of the slow, long process of being turned down
How could a person be a defector in the US?
Be a traitor to the government (answers vary)
The map that shows indigenous lands before colonization.
Map of Tribal Nations.
The islands that processed millions of immigrants in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Ellis & Angel Island
Name 4 of the 15 basic values in US culture according to Robin Williams
-Success -Science
-Hard work -External conformity
-Efficiency -Individualism
-Material comfort -In-group superiority
-Morality -Equality
-Humanitarianism - Freedom
-Progress - Patriotism
-Democracy
Name five national U.S. holidays.
Answers may include:
New Year's Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Presidents' Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Columbus Day
Veterans Day
Thanksgiving
Christmas
What is the definition of "Civility"?
Suggest the decency and integrity that are essential to the constitutional democracy
A century after Columbus landed, Approximately 6 million indigenous people were left in the Americas. Why?
Violence & disease (smallpox, measles, influenza).
The last time major immigration reform was passed in congress.
1986: Immigration Reform and Control Act.
President Ronald Reagan signs into law, which grants amnesty to more than 3 million immigrants living illegally in the United States.
That's 35 years.
Describe culture war
A type of cultural conflict between different social groups who struggle to politically impose their own ideology (beliefs, virtues, practices) upon their society.
List and describe four things that an immigrant must do or understand to even apply for citizenship in the United States:
-learn english; be able read, write, and speak english
-learn civics; learn US history and government
-pay income taxes; pay taxes to state and local government
-sign up for select service; males between 18 and 26 must sign up