7-2 Urban Problems
There were cramped rooms where people lived, these were very crowded, it was unsanitary, government passed laws setting standards for ventilatio and sanitation. Many forms of transportation were created during the 19th century, such as street cars. The drinking water was very dirty and unhealthy, it took a long time to for safe water to come around. The larger citites became the harder it was to keep the citites clean. Eventually cities created sanitation crews and sewage lines to help control the problem. Fires were a problem to the cities they couldnt keep them under control once they started. Crime became a major problem in bigger cities, New York employed the first full time police force. Settlement House Act basically helped poor people.
7-3
The Political machine helped control activities of a political party in a city. This happened in all major cities. Tammany Hall was the most famous machine(not an actual machine) located in New York. The political machines did a lot of good things for the general public. They helped immigrants coming over with housing and jobs in return for votes.
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