Immigrants and Urbanization
Why did the immagrints come to the united states?
So they could have freedom and could have a job or they would only come for a short period of time to make money and then go back.
What problems/issues did immigrants face on the trip over and when they got here?
Sickness, some were crimminals and had to go back, some didnt make enough money
What did some people want to put restrictions on what were they?
They thought immigrants were taking all the jobs so they wanted them to move back er something
What was the political machine and what did it do for the city?
It was a group of people who controlled the political thing
Tell me about Boss Tweed and what was the Tweed ring.
William tweed stole a bunch of money.
What laws came about to reform government?
If you were better at doing a job than someone else you'd get it
What cities grow so quickly in the late 1800's and 1900's?
The west coast basically
What problems did cities fact due to the rapid increase?
lots of sickness, crying, homelessness, over crowded, unsanitary.
What did some people do to try help the bad situation in the cities?
people built homes for people who had nothing employers hired immigrants under the table
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