Growing Pains Vocab (all)

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To absorb into a culture and become like others is:

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assimilation

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Places in cities where immigrants from the same countries lived; examples include Chinatown and Little Italy in NYC.

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ghetto

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Places in cities where immigrants from the same countries lived; e.g., Chinatown, Little Italy (another name for 'ghetto').

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immigrant neighborhood

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Disagreement, fight, or battle

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conflict

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Not allowing freedom; many governments do this and restrict speech or religion.

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Oppression

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Provided 160 acres of land for free on the Great Plains; keep it after 5 years.

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Homestead Act

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A man in NYC became a political boss, stealing millions. Criticized by cartoonist Thomas Nast.

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Boss Tweed

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Settlement house in Chicago by Jane Addams

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Hull House

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A woman who helped the poor and immigrants; started Hull House in Chicago.

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Jane Addams

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Moving from hand-making to machine production; growth of machine use.

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Industrialization