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13 Cards in this Set
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to absorb a group into the culture of a larger population
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assimilate
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to leave one's homeland
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emigrate
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a minority that speaks a different language or follows different customs
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ethnic group
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a cramp quarter on a ship in the lower deck
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steerage
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a poor rundown neighborhood
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slum
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the name associated with American life in the late 1800s referring to the wealth of a few and the terrible poverty
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The Gilded Age
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a building with little sanitation or safety
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tenement
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a factory where workers work long hours at low wages in extreme unhealthy conditions
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sweatshop
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residential area that surrounds cities
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suburbs
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writing which exaggerates events to attract readers
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yellow journalism
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originally, an agricultural college established as a result of the 1862 Morrill Act that gave states large amounts of federal land that could be sold to raise money for education
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land-grant college
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type of music with strong rhythm
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ragtime
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entertainment which is made up of various acts such as dancing, singing, comedy, and magic shows
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vaudeville
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