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Progressive Vocabulary
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History
6th Grade
10/25/2010

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Emigrate
Definition
person who leaves their country to live some were else
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Ethnic group
Definition
people who speak a different language or have different customs than the majority of people
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steerage
Definition
cramped quarters on a ship's lower deck
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sweatshop
Definition
a factory where workers work long hours for very little money and the conditions are terrible(hot, dusty, not enough light)
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assimilate
Definition
to become more like the people of the country that you immigrated to
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tenement
Definition
an apartment building where poor immigrant families lived in very small, dirty rooms
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slum
Definition
poor neighborhood where tenements were built
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gilded age
Definition
the name of a time in America where some rich people had fancy parties why the majority of people suffered from poverty
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settlement house
Definition
a place where people could get medical care, child care, learn English and visit the library
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land-grant college
Definition
the government gave states land that could be sold to raise money for education
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yellow journalism
Definition
a way of writing a story to make it more interesting for readers
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patronage
Definition
another name for giving a favor to a political ally or friend
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civil service
Definition
non-elected government workers (police, firemen, road pavers)
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trust
Definition
a legal agreement to combine firms or corporations
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muckrakers
Definition
a reporter who uncovers and writes about corruption or abuse
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suffragist
Definition
man or woman who fought for a woman's right to vote
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prohibition
Definition
those against anything having to do with the sale of alcohol
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trustbuster
Definition
when you brake a trust
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square deal
Definition
fair and equal treatment for all
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Laissez-faire
Definition
it means "let people do as they choose"
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conservation
Definition
protecting America's nature and natural resources
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discrimination
Definition
treating people unfairly because they are different
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suburb
Definition
a neighborhood outside of the city
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