Define It
an unjustified or incorrect attitude (usually negative) towards an individual based solely on their membership in a specific group
prejudice
Fear or dislike of immigrants
nativism
A person who moves to another country to live there.
immigrant
Places where goods were made quickly using machines
factories
This still exists today when groups are treated unfairly because of where they come from
discrimination
A fixed and oversimplified belief about a group.
stereotype
Many nativists believed immigrants would take these away from Americans.
jobs
A neighborhood where people of the same culture live together
enclave
Many immigrants worked long hours for this.
low pay/wages
Today, some people still debate this issue at the border
immigration
Unfair treatment of a group of people
discrimination
This group often faced nativism during the Industrial Revolution because of religion and poverty, they left their country due to famine and British exploitation
Irish immigrants
The process of adapting to a new culture.
assimilation
These were crowded city apartment buildings where immigrants often lived.
tenements
Social media can spread these unfair beliefs about groups quickly
stereotypes
To move from one country to another
immigrate
The belief that native-born Americans were superior to immigrants
nativism
Reasons people leave their home country are called these factors
push factors
Dangerous conditions and child labor were common in these places
factories
Immigrant neighborhoods today can still be called this
enclaves
A feeling of strong pride and loyalty to one’s country or culture
nationalism
This famous immigration station processed millions of immigrants entering America
Ellis Island
Reasons people come to a new country are called these factors
pull factors
Rapid growth of cities during the Industrial Revolution
urbanization
Prejudice, stereotypes, and nativism are all examples of this larger problem
bias/discrimination