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| immigrants from northern Europe |
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| immigrants from southern and eastern Europe |
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| an area below a ship's deck where steering mecahnism were located. Place where the immigrants traveled to come to America |
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| sid organizations offered immigrants help in cases of sickness, unemployment, or death |
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| poorly built, overcrowded apartment buildings |
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| worksplaces where you worked long hours in hot, unhealthy working conditions |
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| law banning Chinese people from coming into America for 10 years. |
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| New York immigration center |
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| Challenges faced by immigrants |
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education- didn't speak English
Culture-different customs and religion
Work- low paying jobs
living conditions-poor housing |
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| public transportation designed to move many people |
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| residential neighborhoods outside of the downtown area |
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| leisure and cultural activities shared by many people |
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| became famous for exposing the horrible working conditions in the New York housing |
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| neighborhood centers in poor areas that offered education, recreationm and social activities |
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| technologies that helped cities deal with population growth |
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| steel beems and safety elevators |
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