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So, here's what we would've done today. ALL PEOPLE WHO COMPLETE THE ASSIGNMENT WILL GET A GEM, redeemable for ONE POINT on your Average.
1. REVIEW Lecture 49, and Lecture 50
2. REVIEW chapter 18 in your APUSH review book
3. Watch the Video The Unfinished Nation: The Age of the City
3. Using the information from the lecture, the video, and your knowledge of social studies, post responses to the following questions. You should include some substantial backing information to support your statements.
Questions:
#1 How did the growth of industry and large factories shape the character of the American city?
#2 How did the improved transportation: railroads; streetcars (etc) impact character of the American city?
#3 How did increased immigration (and immigrants) shape the character of the American city?
#4 How did architectural changes: skyscrapers (etc) shape the character of the American city?
#5 How did electric lights for commercial purposes shape the character of the American city?
#6 How did urban planning shape the character of the American city?
#7 How did tenement housing shape the character of the American city?
#8 How did political machines shape the character of the American city? Personalities to reference: William "Boss" Tweed, George Washington Plunkitt, and Thomas Nast.
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1. How did the growth the industry and large factories shape the charatcter of the American city ?
Because industries and factories are increasing in size, it made more job offers to Americans. Immigrants that are seeking freedom, and a new oppunity, they moved to America. This drew a line between Americans by their economic status; whether if they are poor or rich. This allowed the poor work for the rich which maked the rich, richer and poor, poorer.
2.How did the improved transportation: railroads; streetcars (etc) impact character of the American city?
Transportation created during the industrial revolution helped connect America. It allowed easier ways to communate and trade goods among each other and other countries. Also, these new inventions help lead to the development of suburbs.
3. How did increased immigration (and immigrants) shape the character of the American city?
Increase in immigration lead major increase in economic in the American city,especially immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe and China. They did all the dangerous jobs for extremely low wages which made the rich Americans even richer.
4. How did architectural changes: skyscrapers (etc) shape the character of the American city ?
When tall buildings are made, it created more room to pack more people and businesses. Lewis ______ ( i can't spell his last name ) created more comfortable and friendly buildings and was very well-known for this.
5. How did electric lights for commerical purposes shape the character of the American city ?
Electicity has helped to develop technology that helped social and home life. The telephone and telegraph improved communication as well.
6. How did urban planning shape the character of the American city ?
The urban planning shaped the American city redeveloping urban areas and tranforming them into rural areas. This decreased the amount of farming and producing crops and more of factories and companies.
7. How did tenement housing shape the character of the American city ?
Since more immigrants immgranted to America, and not all are finacially fit, they often live in crammed places such as tenements because many cities couldn't deal with large populations. Health conditions were very poor during this time. Many people will have to live in tiny tenements and share a tiolet.
8. How did political machines shape the character of the American city? Personalities to reference: William "Boss" Tweed, George Washington Plunkitt, and Thomas Nast.
Political machines created corruption in the American economy. William Tweed, also known as Boss Tweed stole around 40 million to 200 million from New York using political corruption. George Washington Plunkitt would buy land and sell it for an unreasonable price. He called it "Honest Graft" but, in reality it is political machinary. Thomas Nast used his drawings to influence Americans to believe what he believes. These few people are famous for political machinary and effect the American city in a negative way.
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1. How did the growth the industry and large factories shape the charatcter of the American city ?
Large factories and the growth of industry brought up many job opportunities for Americans, and immigrants. Tenements were also a big factor. There were sometimes three to four families cramped into a space barely suitable for one family. People who were working class and poor back then were basically the same.
2.How did the improved transportation: railroads; streetcars (etc) impact character of the American city?
Transportation brought the nation together and allowed for more connection and communication among people. It alllowed for goods such as meats to be transported and sold around the country. Automobiles and electric trolleys allowed people to move quickly from business districts to residential neighborhoods, which led to expanded city limits and the development of the suburbs.
3. How did increased immigration (and immigrants) shape the character of the American city?
Increased immigration meant that the unwanted jobs in factories that were low-paying and often very dangerous were given to immigrants.
4. How did architectural changes: skyscrapers (etc) shape the character of the American city ?
This just meant more room for buisnesses and workers to do their jobs in a more convinient way.
5. How did electric lights for commerical purposes shape the character of the American city ?
Electricity allowed for factory lights and machines to be on longer, and for the factories to be opened longer, which probably led to longer hours for workers.
6. How did urban planning shape the character of the American city ?
Urban planning meant more factories and big buisnesses, and less farming and agriculture.
7. How did tenement housing shape the character of the American city ?
Tenements were a site for poor americans. They were often dirty, and very cramped. A tenement that was occupied by one family was soon divided between three to four families.
8. How did political machines shape the character of the American city? Personalities to reference: William "Boss" Tweed, George Washington Plunkitt, and Thomas Nast.
Political machines meant more corruption in cities. Boss Tweed was convicted for stealing between 40 million and 200 million dollars from New York City taxpayers through political corruption. Plunkitt became wealthy by practicing what he called "honest graft" in politics. All in all, political machines weren't very benificial to American cities.
1. How did the growth the industry and large factories shape the charatcter of the American city ?
The industry and large factories became a definition for an urban city. Basically, the factories and industries formed cities and made them be attracted to immigrants who were seeking for job.
2.How did the improved transportation: railroads; streetcars (etc) impact character of the American city?
Transportation was an invention from the cities. The cities were in need of a way to organize people's travels. This made the American cities look more convenient to live in.
3. How did increased immigration (and immigrants) shape the character of the American city?
The American city were becoming filled with mix of nationalities working to support their family. More and more immigrants would come each day and it was better for the industries.
4. How did architectural changes: skyscrapers(etc) shape the character of the American city.
Those buildings were made for eye candies as well as for increasing capacity for business. This made American cities look much bigger and stronger.
5.How did electric lights for commercial purposes shape the character of the American city?
The electricity made home living for immigrants and American citizens to live a more convenient life. The electricity also resulted in other inventions for households.
6. How did urban planning shape the character of the American city ?
Urban planning got rid of the farm lands and created more of an mechanic economic basis. So the farming business started decreasing and more of factories and industries were beginning to emerge. But this also meant that more pollution was coming towards the American cities.
7. How did tenement housing shape the character of the American city ?
The tenement housing somehow benefited the immigrants but the owners actually didn't seem to care about the people, but the money. Many immigrants were able to live in a place and they would be able to socialize with others in the tenement houses. But the conditions of the tenement were bad and the immigrants were treated pretty bad.
8. How did political machines shape the character of the American city? Personalities to reference: William "Boss" Tweed, George Washington Plunkitt, and Thomas Nast.
The political machines and its leaders were actually kind to the citizens in their cities and supported them with money. But later on, they would end up taking the money from the citizens discretely taking advantage from them. They would corrupt the elections or manipulate it and somehow take money from citizens. Boss Tweed made a whole lot of money through politic corruptions.
1. The growth of the industry and large factories allowed for many job opportunities for Americans and immigrants. Immigrants were attracted because of this.
2. Improved transportation including railroads and streetcars impacted the character of the American city because it allowed for more communication across Americans. They also organized peoples traveling schedules and lead to the developement of suburbs. Bascially, transportation made Americans lives much easier.
3. Increased immigration shaped the character of the American city because jobs that were unwanted due to low-pay, were given to immigrants. Also, immigration lead to an increase in economic status.
4. Architectural changes such as skyscrapers, etc. shaped the character of the American city because their was more space, and convenience for buissnesses.
5. Electric lights for commerical purposes helped shape the character of the American city because this allowed buissnesses to have electricity - which produced work faster. Electricity led to other inventions for households.
6. Urban planning allowed for the creation of more factories and buissnesses, rather than farming and crops. However, as Min mentioned, this was also a negative - pollution wwas being created in the cities.
7. Tenement housing shaped the character of the American city because they were a place for poor Americans - however, it usually held one family. As time passed, it cramped 3-4 families. In addition, they were very dirty.
8. Political Machines also shaped the American city - Boss Tweed stole approximately 40 to 200 million from New York using political corruption. In addition, George Washington Plunkitt would buy land and sell it for an extrememly unreasonable price. Overall, this effected the American city in a negative way.
ALEX BAO
1. How did the growth the industry and large factories shape the charatcter of the American city ?
Industries and factories provide a dramatic increase in jobs for working class Americans. Immigrants that were arriving into America came at the right time. They came right when American economy was on the climax, therefore it was easier for them to find jobs.
2.How did the improved transportation: railroads; streetcars (etc) impact character of the American city?
Transportation helped boom American economy because it help connect our country socially and economically. Americans were able to trade or sell meat and other products throughout the country. Transportation also led to the development of suburbs.
3. How did increased immigration (and immigrants) shape the character of the American city?
Immigrants was a essential part for American economy to develop because they provide labor. Not many people were willing to take on jobs that were tiring and dangerous, but immigrants were reckless, willing to do anything to make so cash.
4. How did architectural changes: skyscrapers (etc) shape the character of the American city ?
When land became more expensive, people came up with ideas to build skyscrapers. It was to allow many people to work in a business without paying so much for land.
5.How did electric lights for commerical purposes shape the character of the American city ?
Electricity help power businesses and factories, without it not much product would have been developed. Also it help to invent the telephone which is one of the most important invention in history.
6. How did urban planning shape the character of the American city ?
This helped to decrease agriculture and replacing it for companies and businesses. It was basically to modernized urban areas. Many in the south.
7. How did tenement housing shape the character of the American city ?
During the industrial revolution immigrants came abruptly, creating mass population in the rural areas. The city can't fit so many people in one place so they created tenements. It was a cubicle that allowed many people to dwell in. It was very small.
8. How did political machines shape the character of the American city? Personalities to reference: William "Boss" Tweed, George Washington Plunkitt, and Thomas Nast.
Political Machines were created to help a political party to stay known in the country. It was to help people to choose which political party they wanted to be apart of.
-ALEX BAO
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DONNA WYLIE
1. the growth of large factories attracted many immigrants and gave them work. now that immigrants were working in these factories they needed to live close by their jobs so tenements were eventually established and "ghettos" with over 4,000 people on one city block! also some jobd and industrics were ethnically divided (from the video) so if one group of people were in one indistry then that enthnicity had to live in the same area (they had to live close-walking distance to their jobs before the invention of the streetcar)this also created ethniclly divided communites that would later create their own schools, newspapers, etc. another thing is that factories were becoming taller and bigger, which increased the land value.
2. before the invention of the streetcar, workers had to cram together on city blocks so that they could be within walking distance, this caused very, very crowded cities and blocks, but after the streetcar invention, "street cities" came about. also street cars and other mass transportation segregated workers by income. the middle/upper class people moved to streetcsr cities to get away from crammed, crime filled polluted cities. when these people left they made room for the poor-which were immigrants to move in their spots.
3. increased immigration to cities greatly affected cities. when immigrants arrived to th e U.S they often came with no money in their pockets, and knew no one that could help them so they stuck with their own kind. immigrants created distinct ethnic communities where they often practiced their own culture's traditions, langiage, religions, etc.
4. architectural changes like sky scrapers annd buildings also helped shape our cities. as skyscrapers grew outward they also grew taller. this increased the value of land and construction now became characterized by trying to build taller and taller buildings. with this new style, by 1900, steel framed skyscrapers and tall buildings were taking over and replacing churches, etc. and cities bcame "known" for the look of skyscrapers.
5. electric lights for commercial purposes shaped cities, for example New York is known as "the city that never sleeps" before advanced inventions and electricity was popular cities, i can predict were extremely dark at night, and all factories, shops, etc. probably closed around a set time. also from electric lights factories would be able to open longer, calling for more work.
6. urban planning helped create suburban cities, and changed crammed, tenement filled blocks into a comfortable lifestyle, for example a suburb was characterized by a single-family house with a lawn in front, soon, by 1900 suburbs became popular in almost every major city.
7. tenements were very, very crowded spaces that often immigrants stayed here, they also rarely had windows or proper ventilation. disease and sickness bombarded tenement houses, and were eventually the cause of settlement houses. reformers provided social services and care for immigrants, and people living in the neighborhoods, that were living in such poor conditions. settlement houses such as the hull house, taught english to immigrants as well as arts, music. so, tenement houses led to settlement houses-that lessened the suffering and homelessness of immigrants and the poor, which became popular in cities, and there were over 400 in big cities.
8. lastly, political machines shaped cities. political machines like boss tweed knew how to properly manipulate people- especially immigrants by helping them find jobs and apartments, they would even give them food baskets when they were going through hard times. they would also secretly take money from citizens. political machines like boss tweed, and thomas nast also added corruption and political turmoil to cities which would only continue to grow with cities.
1. since industries and factories were increasing, this created more job offers to people. this also helped immigrants who came to America for a new opportunity to get jobs.
2. improved transportation including railroads and streetcars impacted the character of the american city because it allowed for more connection and communication for the people. it allowed goods to be transported around the country.
3. it shaped the character of the city since there were jobs that other people didnt want that paid minimum wage. So they were offered to immigrants because they would take any job since they were desperate for one.
4. architectural changes like skyscrapers shaped the character of the american ciy because i created more room for people and buisnesses.
5.Electric lights for comerical purposes helped shape the character of the American city because this helped buisnesses to have electricty which made them work faster.
6. urban planning helped re-develop urban areas and transform them into rural areas.
7. immigrants were often crammed in buildings called tenements which had poor living conditions. people had to live in the small room and share one bathroom! since they were crammed, this caused some to get diseases. this caused the development of settlement houses.
8. Boss Tweed stole 40 to 200 million dollars from New York taxpayers using political corruption! Plunkit would buy land and sell it for an unreasonable price. He called it "Honest Graft" but, it was really political machinary. And Thomas Nast drew pictures to convince AMericans to believe what he believed. These people are famous for political machinary and have effected American city in a negative way.
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1. The growth industry and large factories shaped the character of the American city by creating more job and career opportunities. People of all classes sought work, and moved to big cities, moving the total percentage of Americans living in big cities up to 50%.
2. Improved transportation impacted the character of the American city by making transportation more convenient for many. America was united as a nation due to its ability to establish trade between all regions of the country, and improving means of communication between all Americans.
3. Increased immigration shaped the character of the American city by introducing new cultures and traditions into the American society. Immigration helped to improve the American economy, for most Immigrants worked for very low wages, and helped to keep prices down.
4. Architectural changes shaped the American city by creating larger, taller buildings, which contained greater workspaces and a greater amount of employees. Architects, such as Louis Sullivan, helped to make architecture an interest of the public.
5. Electric lights were a very convenient source of light because they lasted for a longer time, therefore being able to keep stores, factories, and homes lit for a longer time. Working hours for factory workers increased.
6. Urban Planning shaped the American city by decreasing the amount of farms in America, and increasing the amount and sizes of cities.
7. Tenement housing made homes available to Immigrants at very low prices, although the conditions Immigrants were forced to live in were very gruesome. Disease and illness were widely spread in tenements.
8. Political machines caused corruption for the American economy. Many entrepreneurs and businessesmen secretly stole multiple millions from taxpayers, while appearing to offer them help in finding jobs and housing.
Questions:
#1 How did the growth of industry and large factories shape the character of the American city?
The growth of industry and large factories shape the character of the American city because since the industry was increasing in size, that meant a higher population in cities. More jobs were being offered to Americans and this matched up with the fact that immigrants were moving into America.
#2 How did the improved transportation: railroads; streetcars (etc) impact character of the American city?
Improvements in transportation impacted character in American cities because it connected the US. It allowed goods to be traded and lead to more communication. It also lead to development and expansion through out the US.
#3 How did increased immigration (and immigrants) shape the character of the American city?
Increased immigration helped shape the character of the American city because they brought with them new knowledge. Also, when immigration increased, the economy increased, and they took the jobs that other American workers didn't want.
#4 How did architectural changes: skyscrapers (etc) shape the character of the American city?
Architectual changes helped shape the character of American city because there was more room for workers and businesses.
#5 How did electric lights for commercial purposes shape the character of the American city?
Electric lights shaped the American city because factories were able to stay open longer, social life grew, and home life grew. It also helped improve communication like the telephone.
#6 How did urban planning shape the character of the American city?
Urban planning helped shape the character of the American city because farms were becoming less popular and factories were thriving. This was better for cities with many factories than suburbs with farms.
#7 How did tenement housing shape the character of the American city?
Tenement housing shape the character of the American city because it brought the poor class. This was mainly immigrants who didn't have much money and who were paid little.
#8 How did political machines shape the character of the American city? Personalities to reference: William "Boss" Tweed, George Washington Plunkitt, and Thomas Nast.
Political machineslike William "Boss" Tweed, George Washington Plunkitt, and Thomas Nast helped shape the character of the American city because they corrupted the American economy. They influenced America in the worng way and didn't help Americas society.
1. Large factories and the growth of industry brought up many job offers for Americans, and immigrants. Many Americans were at a different economic state. Some of the poor worked for the rich which simply made the rich richer.
2. Transportation was an invention from the cities, and the cities were in need of a way to organize peoples travels. This made the American cities be more convenient to live in.
3.Increase in immigration lead to a major increase in an economic state because all the immigrations wanted jobs and needed to make money. It was very dangerous for the immigrants & they also got very low wages.
4. When tall buildings are made, it created more room to pack more people and businesses. It made it more convenient aswell.
5. Electric lights for commerical purposes helped shape the character of the American city because this allowed buissnesses to have electricity which produced work faster. Electricity led to other inventions for household purposes.
6. Urban planning pretty much meant more factories and big buisnesses, rather than farming and agriculture.
7. Since more immigrants immgranted to America, not all are finacially fit, they often live in crammed, dirty places, like tenements, because many cities couldn't deal with large populations.
8.Political Machines were created to help a political party to stay known in the country. It was to help people to choose which political party they wanted to be apart of.
1. How did the growth the industry and large factories shape the charatcter of the American city ?
The growth of the industry and large factories shaped the character of the American city because the factories and industries were growing in size which mad it a bigger job offer for Americans. For citizens just coming into America it offered new opportunities and the freedom they were never granted. By the immigrants getting jobs after moving here, they worked for the rich giving them more money then they started with.
2.How did the improved transportation: railroads; streetcars (etc) impact character of the American city?
The improved transportation impacted the character of the American city because it created access to other cities, countries etc. to get trading done in a fast, more efficient way. It let to development in new societies and help communicate.
3. How did increased immigration (and immigrants) shape the character of the American city?
Immigrants and immigration shaped the character of the American city because they did dangerous jobs for low wages which also benefited the rich Americans. It kept the rich, even richer.
4. How did architectural changes: skyscrapers (etc) shape the character of the American city ?
the larger the structure of a building, the more people it can fit in it. IN that case it allowed more american workers to work in a building and it brought more people because of how it attracted them towards its.
5. How did electric lights for commerical purposes shape the character of the American city ?
electricity helped the development of many new inventions come into the 20th century. As electricity improved so did telegraphs and ways of communication.
6. How did urban planning shape the character of the American city ?
This decreased the amount of farming and producing crops and more of factories and companies. Due to the fact it redeveloped urban areas to rural areas
7. How did tenement housing shape the character of the American city ?
When more immigrants moved to america, not everyone of them could afford things, considering they came here with not a penny to their name. In most cases, immigrants were forced to fit into a small crammed tenement . The health was poor and they had to share a toilet. Sometimes ten people had too.
8. How did political machines shape the character of the American city? Personalities to reference: William "Boss" Tweed, George Washington Plunkitt, and Thomas Nast.
Political machines created corruption in the American economy. William Tweed, stole around 40 million to 200 million from New York using political corruption. George Washington Plunkitt would buy land and sell it for an unreasonable price. He called it "Honest Graft" but, in reality it is political machinary. Thomas Nast used his drawings to influence Americans to believe what he believes. These few people are famous for political machinary and effect the American city in a negative way.
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