Spitballa small piece of paper shaped into a circle that is spit threw a straw

Boxcara freight car with roof and sliding doors on the sides

Accidentanything that happens by chance without a cause or reason

Paper Tabletsa small, flat pallet or slab made of stone or ivory to write on with chalk

Minerspeople whose job is working in a mine to take minerals or coal from the Earth

Working Conditionsthe environment of the workplace

Strikeworkers stop working in order to get their demands met

Ploddedto walk heavily or slowly

Railroada line of track providing a runway for wheels

Ellis Islandan island in New York Bay where immigration stayed in the United States

Fairnessto not make judgments, be dishonest or discrimination against someone

European Peasantslower-class group of people in Europe

National Guardsupports the armed forces in time of emergency

Tent Coloniesgroup of tents for miners to live in

Street Fightinga physical disagreement taking place in the street

Instinctivelyacting on an inner feeling; done without thinking, automatically

Midwife

a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies

Union

a group of employees formed to bargain with the employer

Spies

a person who secretly collects information

Italy

a country  surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea

Dangerous

involving or causing danger or risk

Intervene to become involved in order to help or settle something

Slumbering Warmthbody heat from someone sleeping next to you