Chapter 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. They also offered unskilled laborers jobs in mills and factories.
What problems did cities fact due to the rapid increase in population?
Immigrants faced housing, transportation, water, crime, and fire in cities sue 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.
Sanitation- Many cities developed sewer lines and created sanitation departments
What was the political machine and what did they do for a city?
Tell me about Boss Tweed and the Tweed Ring.
Boss tweed, aka William M. Tweed, was the head of Tammany Hall, NYC's most powerful Democratic political machine. He led the Tweed Ring- a group of corrupt politicians
What caused all this corruption in government?
The politicians and political machines' greed and desire for money and/or power
What laws came about to reform government?
The Pendleton Civil
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?
Ch. 8.1:
-What advances in science and technology help solve urban problems?
printing, being able to read
Ch. 8.2:
-How did education change in the late 1800's and early 1900's?
William Torrey Harris started education
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