| A | B |
|---|
| immigration | Moving in to a country, intending to live there permanently |
| emigration | Leaving your country of origin to live somewhere else. |
| ghetto | An ethnic neighborhood where one culture lives (ex. Little Italy) |
| tenements | A rundown, often overcrowded apartment run by greedy landlords. |
| angel island | Entry point to America on the west coast in California. |
| Ellis Island | Entry point to America on the east coast in New York. |
| Irish | Immigrant group that was discriminated against in the East. |
| Chinese | Immigrant group that was discriminated against in the West. |
| Boss Tweed | Successful city boss who stole millions of dollars and ran corrupt elections out of Tammany Hall. |
| Jane Adams | She opened the first immigrant settlement house in America. |
| Hull House | The name of the first settlement house in America. |
| textile plant | A factory where cloth is made. |
| steel mill | A factory where steel is made. |
| assembly line | A factory where parts are assembled to make automobiles. |
| Chicago | The hub of the meatpacking industry. |
| meat packing plant | Where beef is processed and packaged to sell |
| Detroit | The hub of the automobile industry. |
| Pittsburgh | The hub of the steel industry. |
| New England | The hub of the textile industry. |
| Europe | Most immigrants who entered Ellis Island came from this part of the world- |
| Asia | Most immigrants who entered Angel Island came from this part of the world- |
| City Boss | The leader of a political machine. |
| Chinese Exclusion Act | A law passed to limit Chinese from entering America. |
| Discrimination | argeting a group of people negatively because of their beliefs or heritage. |
| ethnicity | Ancestry or heritage; where someone originated. |
