The New Immigrants
section of a ship that had the cheapest tickets, in the lower decks of the ships
steerage
residential areas that came up outside city centers
suburbs
Dr. James Naismith invented this sport
basketball
type of residence that is often run-down and crowded
tenement
factor for which immigrants left to seek job opportunities or own land
pull factor
Most European immigrants entered the United States through ______.
Ellis Island
a settlement house developed by Jane Addams in 1889
Hull House in Chicago, Illinois
theatrical show with dancing, singing, comedy, and magic acts
vaudeville
to become part of a larget culture
assimilate
Booker T. Washington founded this school in Alabama
Tuskegee Institute
the Act that encouraged some European immigrants to come to gain their own land
Homestead Act
two threats to city life
disease and poverty
first movie theaters were called _________
nickelodeons
leaving one's homeland
factor for which Jewish Russian immigrants left due to religious persecution
push factor
Most Asian immigrants entered the United States through _____.
Angel Island
a very tall building, the first was designed by William LeBarron Jenney
skyscraper
education focused on students working together on projects requiring hands-on learning
progressive education
an American music style combining work songs, gospel music, spirituals, and African rhythms
Jazz
college funded by the Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890
which group of immigrants contributed largely to the development of the railroads
Chinese Immigrants
the Brooklyn bridge is a type of ________ bridge. It connected Manhattan and Brooklyn once built.
suspension
new approach to literature based on the lives of ordinary people
realism
social class occupied by comfortable but not wealthy people
middle class
the date on the tablet that the statue of liberty is holding
July 4, 1776