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Culture
The arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively. -
Prejudice
a feeling toward a certain culture, usually negative -
Division of Labor
The splitting up of different fields of work amongst various employees. -
American Dream
The idea of opportunity in the United States -
Ellis Island
Ellis Island, in Upper New York Bay, was the gateway for millions of immigrants to the United States as the nation's busiest immigrant inspection station from 1892 until 1954. -
Factories
Factories played a major role in the development of the Industrial Revolution. -
Industrial Revoulution
The Industrial Revoulution began in the early 18th century in England. It was a period where new technologies allowed for easier jobs involving agriculture, manufacturing, mining, and transport. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
Chinese citizens of the US were restricted from different luxuries full Americans were -
Immigration
The action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country. -
Mass Production
Mass production is the production of large amounts of standardized products, including and especially on assembly lines. -
Captains of Industry
Employers of factories that treated their workers fairly with good working conditions -
Nativism
a policy or law protecting or helping native citizens -
Naturalize
Admit (a foreigner) to the citizenship of a country. -
Robber Barons
An unscrupulous plutocrat, esp. an American capitalist who acquired a fortune in the late nineteenth century by ruthless means.
