| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Hull House | a settlement house |
| Settlement House | Center that provides help for immigrants and the poor |
| Tammany Hall | famous political machine, located in New York City in the late 19th century |
| Boss Tweed | One of the leaders of the Tammany Hall. He stole millions of dollars from the city of New York and was eventually sent to prison |
| Emigrate | to move out of one's country |
| Migrate | To move from one area to another |
| Immigrate | to move into another country |
| Oppressive Government | a government that harms it's citizens in some way |
| Chinese Exclusion Act | Banned Chinese immigration for ten years |
| Jane Addams | – Social worker and reformer who founded Hull House in Chicago in 1889 |
| Diverse | different from one another |
| Assimilation | to become part of another culture |
| Push Factor | Things in your own country that make you want to leave your country |
| Pull Factor | Things in another country that attract you to it |
| Steerage | The lower part of the boat, 3rd class—unhealthy conditions |
| Ellis Island | Where thousands of immigrants were processed daily in NY Harbor |
| Angel Island | "Ellis Island of the West" in San Francisco Bay. Many Asians were processed there. |
| Statue of Liberty | Symbol of freedom welcoming immigrants. Gift from France. |
| Nativist | American who did not want immigrants coming to the U.S. |
| Quota | only a certain number of people are allowed into the U.S. (favored Europeans, excluded Asians (Chinese). |
| Tenements | Large building divided into smaller parts. Usually full of disease, unsafe, and filthy |
| Ghetto | A part of a city where many people from one country may live |
| Slum | a neighborhood with overcrowded and dangerous housing |
| Urban | City Related |
| Rural | Countryside Related |
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