1. Area on a ship where many immigrants traveled to America; was located at the bottom of the ship where the steering mechanisms were located Steerage compartments were hot, cramped, and foul-smelling, but tickets were cheap!!!

2. Center that processed close to 11 million immigrants from Europe between the years of 1892 and 1954 Cool Ellis Island Facts: -was originally called “oyster Island” -doubled in size due to land fill from the subway tunnels being built in Manhattan -During World War I, Ellis Island was a hospital

3. To absorb or adjust into the culture of a group or population. *New Immigrants had to assimilate by learning English

4. Law passed in 1882 that banned Chinese people from immigrating to the United States for 10 years. *The Chinese Exclusion Act stayed in place for over 60 years!!!

5. Hot, Stuffy workshops where workers prepare materials for very low wages *Many of the workers in sweatshops were children who worked up to 12 hour days!!!

6. Poorly built, often overcrowded housing where many immigrants lived Tenement Facts In 1900, half of the population of New York lived in tenements Tenements were often cramped, poorly lit, under ventilated, and usually were without indoor plumbing

7. A group of people who worked to improve social and political problems in the late 1800’s *One of the most famous progressive reformers was the Danish Photographer Jacob Riis, whose pictures of immigrant life in New York City helped to bring about change

8. American Social worker and activist, Jane Addams co-founded the Hull House in Chicago which focused on the needs of immigrants. The Hull House in Chicago Cool Fact Jane Addams won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931

9. Term used to describe journalists who “raked up” and exposed corruption and other problems of society *One of the most famous muckrakers was Upton Sinclair, an author whose book The Jungle exposed corruption in the meat-packing industry.

10. (1913) Constitutional Amendment which allowed for the direct election of U.S. Senators (prior to that were Elected by state legislatures)

11. People who fought for suffrage, or the right to vote, for women during the late 1800’s and early 1900’s

12. The Declaration was modeled after the Declaration of Independence and called for women’s suffrage and the expansion of women’s rights, among other things Seneca Falls Convention: Statement developed at the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848 Convention was attended by 240 people, including 40 men, among them Frederick Douglass

13. The legal ban of the manufacture, sale, transportation, and consumption of alcohol. Progressive reformers of the late 18 th century pushed for prohibition Prohibition Facts Reformers reached their goal with the passing of the 18 th amendment in 1920, which banned the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol Women were the leaders pushing for Prohibition, WHY WOULD THAT BE????

14. (1919) Amendment that outlawed the production and sale of alcoholic beverages in the United States Prohibition agents destroying alcohol F.Y.I… The 18 th amendment was repealed in 1933

15. Procedure that allows voters to approve or reject a law already proposed or passed by government Referendums gave voters direct influence over new laws