Why did cities grow so quickly in the late 1800's and early 1900's?7-2What problems did cities fact due to the rapid increase in population?there were thieves, there were alot of big fires because the buildings were made of wood so the fires were spread easier.What did some people do to try to help the bad situation in the cities?Settlement house movement- middle class educated women would come and teach immigrants english, and they could stay there and eat food. only 400 houses through out country.I think that it was nasty that they only took one bath and only had like one or two outfits. Also I did not know that there werent that many police officers, because nobody wanted to be one.7-3What was the political machine and what did they do for a city?organized group that controlled the political parties in a city.Tell me about Boss Tweed and the Tweed Ring.What caused all this corruption in government?What laws came about to reform government?Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James Garfield, Chester Arthur, Grover Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison, Grover Cleveland and William Mckinley were all presidents during the late 1800's. Were they a reform president or a status quo president?
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