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Ch. 7 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Joseph Pulitzer | Owner of New York World. |
William Randolph Hearst | Owner of New York Morning Journal. |
Jane Addams | The woman who founded the ¨Hull House¨ as an ¨effort to aid the solution of the social and industrial problems which are [caused] by the modern conditions of life in a great city.¨ |
Hull House | A settlement house. |
Melting Pot | A place where cultures blend. |
Chinese Exclusion Act | An act where Chinese immigration was banned for 10 years. |
Tenement | An apartment house that is usually run down and overcrowded. |
Ellis Island | The first stop for most immigrants from Europe. |
Angel Island | A stop for Asian immigrants where apposed to European immigrants, this island was poor, run down, and Asian immigrants had to stay here for many weeks. |
Steamship | An engine vessel powered by steam. |
Steerage | Lowest part of a ship that poor people stayed in. |
Statue of Liberty | A statue for freedom in New York Harbor. |
Kissing Post | Where families would meet each other. |
Urbanization | The growth of cities. |
Ragtime | A blend of African-American songs and European musical forms was a new musical form. |
Vaudeville | A mixture of songs, dance, and comedy. |
Mail-Order Catalog | A publication containing a list of general merchandise from a company. |