9/22/14 –
Ch. 7.2-presented and did crossword
9/23/14 –
Ch. 7.2
why did cities grow so quickly in the late 1800's and early 1900's? Cities were the cheapest and most convenient place to live. And unskilled laborer jobs.
What problems did cities face due to the rapid increase in population? Immigrants faced 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? built public waterworks, organized the first full-time police force
Ch. 7.3.
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 offered services to voters and businesses in exchange for political or financial support
Tell me about Boss Tweed and the Tweed Ring. head of Tammany hall. group of controlled/corrupt politicians
What caused all this corruption in government? the dishonest individuals/greed, and political machines
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?
9/24/14 – lecture
9/25/14 – blog discussion
9/26/14 – going to be gone
Comments
Good but again brief on the notes.