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100

Emigrate

to leave one's homeland to live somewhere else

100

Nativist

anti-immigrant

100

Suburb

residential area outside a city center

100

Spectator Sports

a sport played for the entertainment of spectators

Football
Baseball
Basketball
Tennis

100

Dr. James Naismith

Invented Basketball in Massachusetts in the 1890's as a Winter sport to be played indoors

200

Ethnic Group

people who share a common culture or heritage

200

Urban

of or like a city

200

Settlement House

place in large cities where people get assistance with social problems and challenges related to urban life

200

Vaudeville

a type of theatrical show, with dancing, singing, comedy, and magic acts

200

Mark Twain

Known as a realist and regionalist; also known as Samuel Clemens; wrote books such as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

300

Steerage

inexpensive quarters for passengers below the deck of a ship

300

Tenement

a type of residence that is often run-down and crowded

300

Skyscraper

a very tall building

300

Jazz and Ragtime

an American music style combining work songs, gospel music, spirituals, and African rhythms

a type of music characterized by syncopation in the melody

300

Statue of Liberty

A gift given to the US by France; gave immigrants a symbol of hope whilst coming to the US.

400

Recruit

to hire people for jobs

400
Slum

highly populated, poor, run-down, urban area

400

Land-Grants Colleges

college funded by the Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890

400

Growth of Cities in the 1900's

skyscraper, indoor sports, music(ragtime, jazz)

400

Elisha Otis

Created the safety Elevator in 1852

500

Assimilate 

to become part of a larger culture

500

Middle Class

social class occupied by comfortable but not wealthy people

500

Yellow Journalism

a type of journalism based on sensational stories

500

Booker T. Washington

Hampton Institute Student and became an educator; opened the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama in 1881;

500

Chinese Exclusion Act

An Act passed in 1882 that prohibited Chinese people from entering the United States

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