Chapter 5 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Mechanization | Using machines to do work. |
Manual Labor | Jobs done by hand (no machines). |
Cyrus McCormick | A farmer and inventor from Walnut Grove,Virginia perfected mechanical reaper. |
Aaron Montgomery | Established 1st mail order business. |
Richard Sears and Alvah Roebuck | Formed a mail order business that grew bigger than Montgomery Ward's. |
Tenement | Building, especially in a poor section of a city divided 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. |
Suspension Bridge | Bridge that hangs from steel cables. |
Jane Addams | 1860-1935 social worker and reformer who found Hull House in Chicago in 1889. |
Settlement House | Center that provides help with immigrants and the poor. |
Political machine | Organization of people that controls votes to gain political power. |
William M. Tweed "Boss" | One of the leaders of the NY political group called Tammany Hall.He stole millions of dollars from city NY and went to prison. |
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