Mrs. Mullins Cultural Geography 3rd Grade

Immigrant a person who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there

Settle Settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground Settlement: Establishment, as of a person in a business or of people in a new region. A newly colonized region. A small community.

Ellis Island During the years of Ellis Island immigration from , there were more than twenty million immigrants. Located in New York.

Customs A government agency that monitors the flow of goods, commodities, and substances into and from its territory and levies fees, fines, and other charges according to posted regulations. 2. The inspection area maintained by such an agency at an airport or other port of entry. OR A practice followed by people of a particular group or region

Culture a particular society at a particular time and place

primary sources Material from, or directly related to, the past. In History, primary sources are usually letters, records or other documents created during the period that is being studied, such as diaries, legal notices or accounts. However, primary sources can include photographs, jewelry and other items.

secondary sources a secondary source of information is one that was created later by someone who did not experience first-hand or participate in the events or conditions you’re researching. For the purposes of a historical research project, secondary sources are generally scholarly books and articles. Also included would be reference sources like encyclopedias.

Northeast

Southeast

West People moved west because of the gold rush, in search of religious freedom, privacy, cotton in Texas, and also to trap furs. Also, Americans thought of it as free land to settle into.

Midwest

Southwest