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Acculturation: The merging of cultures as a result of prolonged contact.

Alien Acts of 1798: A package of laws that enabled the government to suppress political dissent in the name of national security and to move against noncitizen aliens at will. It included the Alien Friends Act, which required aliens to register with the government and allowed the president, John Adams, to deport any alien he deemed dangerous. These laws were allowed to expire in 1801.

"Americanization": An attempt to strip away alien culture and assimilate immigrants into the mainstream of traditional American society.

Amish: A strict sect of Anabaptist followers who settled in America ...

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