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Immigration & Cities, VA SOLTRANSCRIPT
IMMIGRATION & THE GROWTH OF AMERICAN CITIES
USII.4b
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)
The Century: America’s TimeSeeds of Change (2 of 3) Start 0:00 (beginning)
End 1:50
The Century: America’s TimeSeeds of Change (3 of 3) Start 0:00 (beginning)
End 2:30
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)