This document discusses immigration and the growth of American cities in the late 19th/early 20th century. Large numbers of immigrants came to US cities seeking opportunities and freedom. They provided labor that fueled industries in cities like Pittsburgh, Chicago, and Detroit, causing rapid urbanization. However, this also led to overcrowded tenement housing, unsanitary conditions, and the rise of political machines to help immigrants but also become corrupt. Settlement houses and social reforms aimed to address these issues in growing industrial cities.

1. IMMIGRATION
& THE GROWTH OF AMERICAN CITIES
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2. THE CENTURY:
Immigration & Urbanization in America
The Century: America’s Time
Seeds of Change (1 of 3)
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The Century: America’s Time
Seeds of Change (2 of 3)
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The Century: America’s Time
Seeds of Change (2 of 3)
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The Century: America’s Time
Seeds of Change (3 of 3)
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3. A. REASONS FOR INCREASE
IN IMMIGRATION
1. Hope for better opportunities
2. Desire for religious freedom
3. Escape from oppressive
governments
4. Desire for adventure

4. IMMIGRATION
THROUGH ELLIS
ISLAND
http://youtu.be/u4wzVuXPznk

5. REASONS WHY
CITIES GREW
AND
DEVELOPED

6. B. REASONS WHY CITIES GREW AND DEVELOPED
1. Specialized industries, including steel in Pittsburgh, meat
packing in Chicago, and automobiles in Detroit.
2. Immigration to America from other countries
3. Movement of Americans from rural to urban areas for job
opportunities.
America: The Story of Us
Episode 7: CITIES
http://youtu.be/lB2Lh8RgsVI

7. C. GROWTH OF CITIES…NEGATIVE IMPACT
QUESTION:
How could rapid growth of
cities such as NYC be bad?
Brainstorm with your pod.

8. Led to…
Rapid Industrialization
Rapid Urbanization
Overcrowded Immigrant Neighborhoods
Tenements
C.

9. WANT TO LEARN MORE LIFE IN THE TENEMENTS?
THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY TUFTS UNIVERSITY: JACOB RIIS COLLECTION
http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchresult.cfm?parent_id=1060669 http://www.tufts.edu/programs/mma/fah189/2005/kaplan/gallary.html
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~ma01/davis/photography/images/riisphotos/slideshow1.html

10. FIVE POINTS…NYC TENEMENT
NEIGHBORHOOD
FROM “THE GANGS OF NEW
YORK” MOVIE
PRIMARY SOURCE IMAGE OF
THE SAME NEIGHBORHOOD

11. IN COMPARISON…
FIFTH AVENUE DURING 19TH
CENTURY
ASTOR FAMILY HOME ON FIFTH
AVENUE

12. IN COMPARISON…
MADISON AVENUE
MANSION…NOW THE RALPH
LAUREN STORE
ANOTHER 19TH CENTURY
MADISON AVENUE MANSION

13. ONE OF THE VANDERBILT’S FAMILY HOMES

14. D. EFFORTS TO
SOLVE THE
IMMIGRATION
PROBLEM
Settlement Houses & Political Machines
Source: http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/specialcoll/exhibits/7settlements/main.htm

15. 1. SETTLEMENT HOUSES,
such as HULL HOUSE
founded by
JANE ADDAMS
http://www.swarthmore.edu/library/peace/Exhi
bits/janeaddams/hullhouse.htm
http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?
id=4948
D.

16. D.
2. POLITICAL
MACHINES that
gained POWER by
attending to the
NEEDS of new
IMMIGRANTS
Ex. JOBS and HOUSING
See More: http://bit.ly/1vtWOiK

17. POLITICAL MACHINES…TAMMANY HALL
“Boss Tweed”

18. POLITICAL MACHINES…TAMMANY HALL

19. E. DISCRIMINATION AGAINST IMMIGRANTS
1. CHINESE 2. IRISH

20. F. CHALLENGES FACED BY CITIES…
1. TENEMENTS & GHETTOS 2. POLITICAL
CORRUPTION…from Political
Machines such as Tammany Hall (Boss
Tweed)