Today in U.S History we are presenting our group project. There is no blog assignment this week. And our Chapter 5-8 and 9-11 Test is on Monday.
Ch. 7.2
-What problems did cities fact due to the rapid increase in population? Housing- bought a house or rented a house in the city. Garbage was rarely picked up. Urban houseing was called tenements. pigs ate the garbage. Transportation- Mass transit- moved many people at one time, Cities stuggled to repair old transit, street car became known in the 1873 in San Franciso . Water- no good water, Home rarely had indoor plumbing and residents had to collect wat in pails form faucets on the streeet and heat if for bathing. Cholera and typhoid spead through water. Sanitation- garbage everywhere- house crap everywhere and gross.. FIres- cities were packed, caddles, Cincinati 1853 first fire department. Crime- pickpocket and thieves flourished, New Yourt first full time plice force- 1844, Most city law enforment units were too small to have an impact.
-What did some people do to try to help the bad situation in the cities? Settlement House Movement- Toynbee in london- wanted to help poor people. Hull House, Chicago- Jane Adams in 1889. Both were big impacts and very long term women were basically the only one that worked there and cared. PEople started to care- Social Gospel Movement- They preached it to the poor. They started building houses.
Ch. 7.3
-What was the political machine and what did they do for a city? Organiced group that helped control the city,offered serivces in return. Tammany Hall- Most famous political machina, found in New York.
-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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