Unit 2 Vocabulary

2. A poor, crowded part of a city where many people from the same background live.
4. A leader in the women’s rights movement who helped organize the first women’s rights convention.
10. A factory in New York where a fire killed many workers in 1911, leading to new safety laws.
12. A powerful New York City politician known for corruption and stealing money from the city.
14. A reformer who started Hull House to help poor families and immigrants in Chicago.
15. A person who wants to make positive changes to improve society, especially during the early 1900s.
17. Left one country to go live in another.
19. Dishonest or illegal behavior by people in power, like politicians or business leaders.
22. Leader of the American Federation of Labor (AFL), who fought for better working conditions for workers.
23. A factory where people work long hours for little pay in unsafe conditions.
24. The right to vote.
25. When workers stop working to protest for better pay or working conditions.
26. A change or addition to the U.S. Constitution.

1. Made it illegal to make, sell, or transport alcohol (Prohibition).
3. Treating someone unfairly because of their race, gender, religion, or other differences.
5. A suffragist and close friend of Alice Paul who helped organize the National Woman’s Party.
6. A time when the economy is very bad and many people lose jobs and money.
7. A journalist and photographer who showed how poor people lived in New York City through his photos.
8. To cancel or get rid of a law.
9. Gave women the right to vote.
11. The movement to get people to drink less or no alcohol.
13. A movement to make alcohol illegal in the United States.
16. A suffragist who led marches and protests to win the right to vote for women.
18. Changes made to fix problems or make things better.
20. A leader who fought for women’s right to vote (suffrage).
21. When people are treated unfairly and kept from having rights or opportunities.