IMMIGRATION & THE GROWTH OF AMERICAN CITIES

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During the time of growth for American cities and industries, why was there a drastic increase in

immigration? The Century: America’s TimeSeeds of Change (1 of 3) Start 14:05 (to end)

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The Century: America’s TimeSeeds of Change (3 of 3) Start 0:00 (beginning)

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REASONS FOR INCREASE IN IMMIGRATION

• Hope for better opportunities

• Desire for religious freedom

• Escape from oppressive governments

• Desire for adventure

IMMIGRATION THROUGH ELLIS ISLANDhttp://youtu.be/u4wzVuXPznk

REASONS WHY CITIES GREW AND DEVELOPED

Reasons cities grew and developed…

• Specialized industries such as steel in Pittsburgh, or meat packing in Chicago

• Immigration to America from other countries

• Americans began moving from rural areas to urban areas for job opportunities

America: The Story of UsEpisode 7: CITIEShttp://youtu.be/lB2Lh8RgsVI

Lead to…

Rapid Industrialization

Rapid Urbanization

Overcrowded Immigrant Neighborhoods

Tenements

WANT TO LEARN MORE LIFE IN THE TENEMENTS?

THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY

TUFTS UNIVERSITY: JACOB RIIS COLLECTION

http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchresult.cfm?parent_id=1060669

http://www.tufts.edu/programs/mma/fah189/2005/kaplan/gallary.html

http://xroads.virginia.edu/~ma01/davis/photography/images/riisphotos/slideshow1.html

FIVE POINTS…NYC TENEMENT NEIGHBORHOODFROM “THE GANGS OF NEW YORK” MOVIE

PRIMARY SOURCE IMAGE OF THE SAME NEIGHBORHOOD

IN COMPARISON…FIFTH AVENUE DURING 19TH CENTURY

ASTOR FAMILY HOME ON FIFTH AVENUE

IN COMPARISON…

MADISON AVENUE MANSION…NOW THE RALPH LAUREN STORE

ANOTHER 19TH CENTURY MADISON AVENUE MANSION

ONE OF THE VANDERBILT’S FAMILY HOMES

EFFORTS TO SOLVE THE IMMIGRATION PROBLEM

Settlement Houses & Political Machines

Source: http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/specialcoll/exhibits/7settlements/main.htm

SETTLEMENT HOUSES• Hull House founded by Jane

Addams

http://www.swarthmore.edu/library/peace/Exhibits/janeaddams/hullhouse.htm

http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=4948

POLITICAL MACHINES

• Gained power by attending to the needs of new immigrants

• Helped them find jobs, housing, and more

POLITICAL MACHINES…TAMMANY HALL

POLITICAL MACHINES…TAMMANY HALL

DISCRIMINATION AGAINST IMMIGRANTS

CHINESE IRISH

CHALLENGES FACED BY CITIES…

• Tenements & Ghettos

• Political corruption… (from Political Machines)