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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1. New Immigrant | Immigrants who came in the U.S. from southern and eastern Europe between 1880 and 1920. |
| 2. Steerage | Part of the ship were the poor immigrants had to live, usually had unsanitary living conditions. |
| 3. Ellis Island | Immigration station in New York where people from Europe came into the U.S. |
| 4. Angel Island | Immigrant station in San Francisco where asians came into the U.S. and they were more racist and more strict. |
| 5. Americanization | They act of making immigrants assimilate themselves into American Society. |
| 6. "Melting Pot" | Society where different races form to make one culture. |
| 7. Nativism | Belief that Native born Americans are superior to the immigrants. |
| 8. Chinese Exclusion Act | Law passed in 1882 that no more Chinese workers could immigrate to the U.S. |
| 9. Urbanization | The rapid growth of a city. |
| 10. Rural-to-Urban Migrant | Person who has moved from country to city due to more jobs in city. |
| 11. Skyscraper | Tall building |
| 12. Mass Transit | Public transportation that can carry large numbers of people at once. |
| 13. Suburb | residential areas around a city |
| 14. Tenement | Building divided into living spaces for as many as possible. |
| 15. Gilded Age | Term meant to describe the reconstruction era. |
| 16. Conspicuos Consumerism | Buying something for the purpose of showing off |
| 17. Mass Culture | Similar cultural patterns in a society |
| 18. Vaudeville | Type of show, including dancing, singing, and other forms of entertainment. |