Ch. 7-1
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Ch. 7-2
Why did cities grow so quickly in the late 1800s and early 19000s?
Cities were the cheapest and most convenient place to live. They also offered unskilled laborers jobs in mills and factories. Lots of farmers moved to the city.
What problems did cities face due to the rapid increase in populations?
housing, transportation, water, sanitation, crime, and fire in cities due to crowding and lack of money
What did some people do to try to help the bad situation in the cities?
Housing - New York City passed a law that set minimum standards for plumbing and ventilation in apartments
Water - New York and Cleveland built public waterworks to handle the increasing demand for water. Filtration was introduced in the 1870s and chlorination in 1908
Sanitation - many cities developed sewer lines and created sanitation departments
Crime - New York City organized the first full time salaried police department
Fire - Cincinnati, OH established the nation's first paid fire department in 1853. By 1900, most cities had full time professional fire departments
Ch. 7-3:
why known as the "gilded" age?
it looked good on the outside, but it was actually corrupted
What was the political machine and what did they do for a city?
An organized group that controlled the activities of a political party in a city. They did many good things for people to gain votes.
Boss Tweed and Tweed Ring
Boss Tweed was the head of Tammany Hall, NYC's most powerful Democratic political machine. He led the Tweed Ring - a group a corrupt politicians defrauding New York City.
What cause all this corruption in government?
the politicians' and political machines' greed and desire for money and/or power, lack of law enforcement
What laws came about to reform government?
The Pendleton Civil Service Act authorized a neutral government agency to make federal jobs based on the candidates' performance
Ch 8-1
What advances in science and technology help solve urban problems- Electrical, trolley cars, new metals and elevators. Buildings expanded up instead of outward. Steel was safer. Wright brothers made new planes. U.S. mail plane. Kodak camera. Double sided paper
Ch 8-2
How did education change in the late 1800's and early 1900's- Left school and dropped out. Punished for no reasons. Reading, writing, math. Had many problems with people attending school. Civics and history added later on in life. Had lectures very ofter
Ch 8-3
What laws and restrictions were put on African-Americans and other minorities after Reconstruction ended-
-Explain the significance of Plessy v. Ferguson-
Ch 8-4
Explain what people did for entertainment in the late 1800's and early 1900's-
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