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“Moving to the City” Chapter 20, Section 2

“Moving to the City” Chapter 20, Section 2. Immigrants and the cities. Immigrants played a big part in the growth of cities. In 1890, immigrants and their children made up 80% or more of the population in cities. Why did they move to the cities? JOBS. Tenements.

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“Moving to the City” Chapter 20, Section 2

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  1. “Moving to the City”Chapter 20, Section 2

  2. Immigrants and the cities Immigrants played a big part in the growth of cities. In 1890, immigrants and their children made up 80% or more of the population in cities. Why did they move to the cities? JOBS

  3. Tenements Buildings where poor immigrants lived. Usually had many, small dark rooms. Three, four, or even more people lived in each room of the tenement. Located in the slums (poor, run-down urban neighborhoods). Described as being “filthy and rotten”

  4. Crowded Tenement in New York City

  5. Suburbs Residential areas that sprang up outside of the cities. This is where the middle-class people lived. Middle-class people: doctors lawyers ministers managers office clerks

  6. The Gilded Age A novel published in 1873. Written by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner. Gilded – something covered with a thin layer of gold. Used to describe America in the late 1800’s. Rich vs. poor (extreme wealth vs. poverty)

  7. Jacob Riis • Wrote about gangs in New York City. • Several orphans and homeless children would resort to picking pockets and committing other minor crimes just to survive. • Famous quote by Jacob Riis: “The gang is an institution in New York. The police deny its existence while nursing the bruises received in nightly battles with it…The gang is the ripe fruit of tenement-house growth. It was born there.”

  8. Settlement houses • Created in order to help the poor. • Located in poor neighborhoods. • Provided much for the poor: medical care playgrounds nurseries libraries education

  9. Jane Addams • Founded the most famous settlement house. • HULL HOUSE • Located in Chicago

  10. New sights in the City • William LeBaron Jenney- built the world’s first skyscraper. • Louis Sullivan – architect that gave style to skyscrapers. • Frederick Law Olmsted- designed Central Park in New York City and several parks in Boston.

  11. Woolworth Building • Designed in New York City – was supposed to be the world’s tallest building. • 55 stories high

  12. New ways to travel in the City • San Francisco: cable cars • Trolley cars • Motorized trains • Boston: first subway • New York City: largest subway system

  13. Building Bridges Eads Bridge Brooklyn Bridge • St. Louis, Missouri • Built across the Mississippi River. • Opened in 1874. • New York City • Connected Brooklyn to Manhattan. • Opened in 1884.

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