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Immigration Vocab

TermDefinition
Urbanization The growth of cities that resulted from these changes.
Tenement Is an apartment house that is usually run-down and overcrowded.
Slum A neighborhood with such overcrowded,dangerous housing.
Social gospel The movement aimed to improve the lives of the poor.
Jane Addams Founded the Hull house in 1889 with Ellen gates starr.
Hull house A place in Chicago founded by Jane Addams.
Ellis Island The first to stop for most immigrants from Europe.
Melting pot Americans that described United states.
Assimilation The process of blending into society.
Angel Island Asians landed at a place in San Francisco.
Chinese Exclusion Act In 1882,Congress passed an act.
Plessy vs. Ferguson In 1896,The case of two people reached the supreme court.
Booker T. Washington An early leader in effort to achieve equality.
Mass culture The culture that is widely disseminated.
Department stores Sold everything from clothing to furniture to hardware.
Mail-order catalogs Included pictures and descriptions of merchandise.
Leisure Free time,activities,that changed.
Ragtime A blend of African-American songs and Europeon musical forms.
Steamship A ship that's propelled by a steam engine.
Steerage The part of a ship providing accommodations for passengers.
Statue of liberty A statue that is in New York City.
Detainee A person held in custody.
Ticket office An office or kiosk where tickets are sold.
Money exchange A payday loan.
Kissing post A gateway for a million of immigrants to the United States.
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