USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

IMMIGRATION IN INDUSTRIAL AMERICA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is a person who leaves their own country in order to settle permanently in another called?
A
Immigrant
B
Emigrant
C
Tourist
D
Bored
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Emigrant is a noun, meaning “one who leaves one’s place of residence or country to live elsewhere.” It is synonymous with émigré, a word that is especially used of a person who has left for political reasons. The verb form of the word is emigrate.

Detailed explanation-2: -When you leave your native land, you are an emigrant, and when you are already settled in a new country, you are an immigrant.

Detailed explanation-3: -An emigrant is a person who is leaving one country to live in another. An immigrant is a person who is entering a country from another to make a new home. A refugee is a person who has moved to a new country because of a problem in their former home.

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