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SS Chapter 5
Urbanization
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Tenemeants | Building, especially in a poor section of a city, divide into small apartments. |
| Tenant | Person who pays rent to use land or buildings that belong to someone else. |
| Urbanization | Movement of people from rural areas to cities. |
| Jane Addams | 1860-1935 Social worker and reformer who founded Hull House in Chicago in 1889. |
| Settlement House | Center that provides help for immigrants and the poor. |
| Political Machine | Organization of people that controls votes to gain political power. |
| "Boss" William M. Tweed | 1823-1887 one of the leaders of the New York political group called Tammy Hall. He stole million of dollars from the city of New York and was eventually sent to prison. |
| Suspension Bridge | Bridge that hangs from steel cables. |