| A | B |
| Old Immigrants | Came from Northern Europe during the mid-1800s. |
| New Immigrants | Came from Eastern and Southern Europe in the late 1800s. |
| Steerage | Area below ship's deck. |
| Benevolent Societies | Aid organizations offering help to immigrants. |
| Tenements | Poorly built, overcrowded apartment buildings. |
| Sweatshops | Hot, stuffy workshops in which workers prepare materials for low wages. |
| Chinese Exclusion Act | Law banning Chinese immigration for 10 years. |
| Mass Transit | Public transportation designed to move many people. |
| Suburbs | Residential neighborhoods outside of downtown areas. |
| Mass Culture | Leisure and cultural activities shared by many people. |
| Department Stores | Giant retail shops. |
| Settlement Houses | Neighborhood centers in poor areas that offer education, recreation, and social activities. |
| Hull House | Most famous settlement house of the period. |
| Joseph Pulitzer | Added a color comic to his New World newspaper to increase sells. |
| William Randolph Hearst | Publisher of the New York Journal. |
| Frederick Law Olmsted | Designer of Central Park in New York City. |
| Jacob Riis | Famous journalist & photographer exposed horrible conditions in tenements. |
| Jane Adams | Created Hull House. |
| Florence Kelley | Important reformer at Hull House. |
| Advocate | To plead in favor of. |
| Factor | Cause. |