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Ch. 7 Vocab
Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Tenement | An apartment that is usually overcrowded and run down. |
| Ellis Island | The first stop for immigrants coming from Europe. |
| Angel Island | The first stop for immigrants coming from Asia. |
| Steamship | An engine vessel powered by steam. |
| Steerage | Lowest part of ship for the poor immigrants. |
| Statue of Liberty | A statue for freedom in New York Harbor. |
| Kissing Post | Where families would meet each other. |
| Jane Addams | Jane Addams founded Chicago's Hull House along with Ellen Gates Starr. |
| Hull House | A settlement house in the US that was confounded in 1889 by Jane Adams and Ellen Gates Starr. |
| Melting Pot | A place where cultures blend. |
| Chinese Exclusion Act | Banned Chinese immigration for ten years. |
| Joseph Pulitzer | One of the newspaper tycoons that lowered the money for newspapers. |
| William Randolph Hearst | One of the newspaper tycoons that lowered newspaper money. |
| Urbanization | Growth of cities resulting from industrialization |
| Vaudville | A form of live stage entertainment with a mixture of songs, dance and comedy |
| Ragtime | A blend of African-American songs and European musical forms |
| Mail-Order Catalog | A publication that contains pictures and descriptions of items so that people can order by mail |