History Notes

Pencilvaniya

________ focused on religious freedom and used negotiation to obtain land from the Natives.

Caribbean

In the 1620s, the British established their first colonies in the ________.

Nativism

________ wanted to limit the immigrants cultural and political influence.

Chattel

________: A term slaves were defined as that meant they were property.

New England colonies

The ________ consisted of mostly the English and the main religious group was Congressional.

Native Americans

The Americans (not ________) had a lot of negative perceptions of the Irish such as them being always drunk, aggressive, and just causing overall issues.

Nativism

________ is protecting the interests of native- born people over those of non- native people.

Indentured Servants

People who couldnt afford to immigrate and thus would sign a labor contract to work for 7 years to pay their settlement fees

Chattel

A term slaves were defined as that meant they were property

Know Nothing Party

A political party formed for the purpose of being against immigration

Push factor

A factor that causes someone to want to emigrate from their country

Pull factor

A factor that causes someone to want to immigrate to a specific country

Irish Potato Famine

The Irish Potato famine refers to when the Irish were at their peak in potato farming because of the usability and price of the crop, but then there was a disease spreading throughout the potatoes, making them unfarmable, and therefore causing a famine