Here are your HW assignments for the remainder of the week. As there is no school tomorrow, you can probably finish these in one day.
1. MOVIE NIGHT: Here's tonight's feature
The Unfinished Nation: The Age of the City
Chronicles the rapid population growth in major cities in the United States during the late 1800s due to rapid immigration from Germany, Ireland, Italy, and Russia. The program examines immigrants’ assimilation into the United States and the public pressures they faced to abandon any sense of their “Old World identity.” Segments on the gender roles of immigrant men and women and growing differentiation between the upper and middle classes emphasizes immigration's ruffling of the American social fabric. Urban life--focusing specifically on tenement apartments in Chicago and Milwaukee, unemployment, and pollution--is compared to homes in the outlying suburbs, revealing the catalysts behind the development of departments of public health and such capitalistic enterprises as Sears and Roebuck. Play
2. Podcast Wednesday:
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3. Thursday: Click on the link for The Rise of American Cities. You will need a copy for the activity we will be completing in class on Friday. Read, Highlight, and Outline the article.
Vacation Assignments will be posted before the end of the week!
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Olivia Kuros
The Bowery Boys Podcast "Boss Tweed"
-Corruption, embezzlement.William Boss Tweed, gained power from democratic party Tameny Hall.
-Tameny Hall is a machine.
-Tweed Ring swindled the city for 3:4 billion dollars.
-Tameny Hall actually was a Saloon, but in this time it was on 14th street.
-This ring controlled city and state politics.
-Started in 1786, started as a fraternity. Originally formed in Philadelphia by an Indian. Branch went to New York.
-This was a male bonding organization from the merchant class. Adopted Indian culture in their practices.
-Wasn't a suprise that it gained power because of its high class members.
-The Spoil System- one would get elected and appoint Tameny members.
-Tameny was nativist in the beggining but soon changed to adapt with immigrants.
-Middle of 19th century Tameny took control.
-Tweeds father was of Scottish descent.
-Weighed three hundred pounds and wore a black suit. Appealed to men because he was vocal and funny, but had a bad side. Several mistresses, and flaunted his wealth. Wearing jewels.
-Firemen would compete with one another to put out fires.
-Tweed became chairman of a fire company and a volunteer fire station.
-This gained tameny's attention.
-Moved to D.C. and became a politician, he disliked it. Said "He spent a lot of time listening to snoozer blab about tarriffs".
-Following a term he came back to New York City.
-Gains positions in Tameny Hall, serves in New york senate comissionar of public works. Held three positions at the same time. Utilized this to ensure his practices in the city be preserved.
-Tweed ring is a small group of officials in nyc govt controlling a huge network of embezzlement and bribery, Boss Tweed was head of it.
-A. Oaky Hall was the mayor, very flamboyant, and was a front for the ring. Peter Sweeny a chamberlin considered the brain of the ring. Richard B connoly the city controller. Tweed also had a number of judges in his pocket, one made him an attorney even though he had no experience.
-Tweed raised so many bills, but no one meddled in his business by bribing democrats and republicans.
-Albany had limited the power with a three republican and three democrat board to oversee the politics of the city, Tweed was on this board.
-Police and People were behind him, Irish immigrants were fond of him.
-Thomas Nast working for Harpers magazine started to illustrate cartoons about Tweed. Tweed in a suit breaking into a box that said tax payers and tenants hard cash was written.
-Louis Jennings managing editor wrote an editorial calling Tweed "Tweed the first". Saying he rules the state as Napoleon ruled France.
-Tweed was not happy saying his people didnt know how to read but could read pictures. Started threatening Nast spreading rumors about him. Threatened to kill the editor Jones with his bear hands.
-Ring could not be persecuted because they had all the power.
-Oct 27 Tweed was arrested payed 5000 bail. Asked what happened to more than 6 million dollars. Ran for Senate and won, never got to serve in Albany.
-Second trial had fifteeen new counts, proven guilty on four. Sentenced to four years. Served for a year and then overturned.
Olivia Kuros
The Unfinished Nation: The Age of the city
-Everyone seemed determined to live in the city.
-Late 19th centruy
-Magnets for african americans, white workers, rural women.
-With vast migration the cities needed to expand and reorganize themselves.
-by 1897 over 70% of major American cities consisted of a European population.
-As people settled they established connections with those in the homeland, this created a base for immigration.
-The connection to ones culture varied from city to city, Germans had strong ties while Irish weren't so strong.
-Birds of Passage became common but rarely made enough to go back to the country.
-Older generation is somewhat of a destructive process, decreased ethnic ties.
-Europeans were encouraged to disregard ethnic ties.
-Immigrant women were keepers of their culture. Keeping the traditions alive.
-Second generations started to stray away from this. Cultural Conflicts broke out.
-Some Americans resented this mass immigration.
-The city became a place of contrasts, and cities couldnt support the population.
-Highrise buildings came, and infrastructure became a huge concern, people wanted the facade of their cities to be impressive.
-Tenement buildings became problematic. Small spaces with numbers of family, owners could charge whatever rent they desired.
-The rich flocked to the suburbs buying homes and land.
-Public Health interventions were unsuccessful, but awareness rose.
-Chicago burned down in 1871 but it didnt matter, it was rebuilt bigger and better.
-Urban pollution; sign of a good economy; factories producing and horses taking people around.
-Outgoing water became a problem, no one was willing to spend money on sewage going out.
-Unemployment rose
-Political Macines erupted.
-Irish become a force in politics, few rivaled them.
-Sears Roebuck created the department store Sears, encouraged materialism with Americans.
-Political Machines aimed to gain power and make money, ex. city contracts were passed between politicians.
-They were opposed by many Americans.
-Boss system somewhat responsive to American needs.
-Encourage undemocratic voting.
-Tweet courthouse, political corruption.
-Shopping was introduced to Americans. Age of the consumer.
-1880s and on the rise of advertising.
-Shorter work days and more money made leisure time possible. "Eight hours to work, Eight hours to rest and be".
Podcast
William boss tweed was a man whos goal in life was to steel millions of dallors from the city.
He formed the tweed ring it controlled state and city pollitcs and it caused the city 3.4 billion dallors
Tweed became the chairman of the fire department
Tweed spreaded rhumors and threatened his editor jones that he would kill him
Tweed was arrested and ring couldnt be prossecuted because there was too much power
A reporter compared tweed ruling the state as napoleon ruled france
Luca D.
Movie Night
The late 1800s brang the rise of cities
Cities were industrial and became job centers.
magnets for people w/o resources.
City infrastructure had to be redone.
"Foreign Born" cities
Social Networks gave people a "home base"
Neighborhoods were filled with a main set of immigrants but still had a good mix of nationalities.
Immigrants usually were only men coming to earn money and send back home. "Birds of Passage"
Immigrants were encouraged to release their connections to the "old world"
The "Melting Pot"
Immigrant women usually kept culture alive
Naturalism comes into play as some Americans dislike huge immigration
City Architects wanted to make the cities look very nice
High rises and skyscrapers come into play.
Tenement apartments are used.
The wealthy lived in the suburbs
Suburbs were for all races
New transportation comes into play and is widely used ex. trolleys
Cities are incredibly congested
Diseases would scare entire cities
Urban pollution were a sign of good economy but not a healthy outcome
Water and sewage problems came up
There were many poor and working class people and they usually fell into the same category
Many made less than 14$ a week
Thievery and violence plagued big cities
Police and punishment systems
Department stores, shopping catalogs
Vendor systems
Small businesses would soon move to suburbs
department stores wanted to make shopping an exciting experience
"8 hours for work, 8 hours for sleep, 8 hours for what we will"
Mass entertainment
Coney Island big attraction
Amusement parks
These all took away from the abysmal scene of many living in the city
New emerging, and evolving cities.
Luca D.
The Bowery Boys Podcast "Boss Tweed"
Tweed Ringstole 3-4 billion
Tammany Hall actually was in a Saloon
started in 1786 as a fraternity.
basically male organization
high class members.
They used the spoils system
Tameny was nativist in the beggining but soon changed to adapt with immigrants.
In the 1800s Tammany would take over
Tweed wealthy, vocal and funny
The "Boss" became chief volunteer fire company, gave him high stature
Moved to DC as a big national politician and disliked it
Gains a position in Tammany Hall.
1869 Tweed ring -A. Oaky Hall elected to mayor of city, Peter Sweeney city chamberlain Managed bank accounts, Richard Connely City comptroller.
"I see my opportunities and I took 'em"
Tweed Courthouse would take 20 years, went through 2 architects, granted with $250k to $12million.
"Tweed Cronies"
People and police liked tweed
Tweed Angry at scandals, and threatened Thomas Nast after he made political cartoons of him.
Publication of incriminating evidence would break Tweed
Evidence printed day after day on Tweed Scandal
Oct 27 Tweed was arrested
Second trial had fifteen new counts, proven guilty on four.
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