| A | B |
|---|
| assimilate | blend in with the main, larger group of people |
| emigrate | to leave the country where one was born and move to another |
| ethnic group | people with the same culture or national background |
| nativist | person who is against new immigrants coming into their country |
| recruit | hire workers for jobs |
| steerage | part of the ship where poor people traveled because tickets were cheaper |
| middle class | group of people who make a comfortable amount of money but are not rich |
| settlement house | place in the city where poor people could get help |
| skyscraper | very tall building in a city |
| slum | run-down area where poor people live |
| suburb | place outside the city center where people live |
| tenement | run-down, crowded apartment buildings in cities |
| urban | having to do with cities |
| jazz | form of music developed by African Americans |
| land-grant colleges | colleges paid for by the sale of certain pieces of land |
| ragtime | form of music related to jazz |
| spectator sport | sport that fans enjoy watching |
| vaudeville | live performance with singing, dancing, magic |
| yellow journalism | a form of shocking news reporting that used many pictures and was not always accurate |
| realism | a type of journalism that involved telling stories about ordinary people |
