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Ch. 7 vocab. words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| tenement | an apartment building that is usually run-down and overcrowded |
| Ellis Island | the first stop i the United States for most immigrants coming from Europe |
| Angel Island | the first coming stop for immigrants coming from Asia |
| steamship | an engine vessel powered by steam |
| steerage | lowest part of the ship for the poor |
| Statue of Liberty | a statue for freedom in New York Harbor |
| Kissing Post | where families would meet each other |
| Jane Addams | founded Chicago's Hull House |
| Hull House | a model for other settlement houses |
| Melting Pot | a place where cultures blend |
| Chinese Exclusion Act | banned Chinese immigration for years |
| Joseph Pulitzer | newspaper tycoon |
| William Randolph Hearst | newspaper tycoon |
| mail-order ctaalogs | included pictures and descriptions of merchandise |
| Vadeville | featured a mixture of song,dance,and comedy |
| Ragtime | a blend of African-American songs and European musical forms;was an important musical form |
| urbanization | a growth of cities resulting from industrialization |
| social gospel | a movement aimed at improving the lives of the poor |
| political machine | an organization that influences enough votes to control a local government |
| new immigrant | a person from southern or eastern Europe who entered the United States after 1900 |
| assimilation | the process of blending into society |
| Jim Crow | laws meant to enforce separation of white and black people in public places in the South |
| segregation | separation,especially of races |
| Plessy v. Ferguson | an 1896 case in which the Supreme Court ruled that separation of the races in public accommodations was legal |
| W.E.B. Du Bois | founded the NAACP |
| NAACP | formed in 1909(national association for the advancement of colored people) |
| mass culture | a common culture experienced by large numbers of people |
| department store | a store that sells everything from clothing to furniture to hardware |
| leisure | free time |
| slum | a neighborhood with overcrowded and dangerous housing |
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