Fri., Oct. 2 Homework
Read Chapter 15-2 about Urbanization. Answer the following questions. Please post them to your blog by the beginning of class on Monday. Title: Urbanzation. Labels: Urbanization, cities, reform
1. What is Urbanization?
Urbanization is the growth of cities.
2. For what reasons did a number of Americans move from the country to the cities?
The industrial movement decreased the need for manual workers. The majority of people were Blacks trying to escape racial tension in the south only to find it still existed up north.
3. What were the housing problems that many poor city dwellers faced?
The problems people faced were the unsanitary one room homes that were left by working class families. Immigrants would live in rooms with 2 or more families to aone room house. Also they had vermon problems because of the infrequently picked up trash.
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Monday, October 5, 2009
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Immigration Labels
Tues., Sept. 29 Homework
Read Chapter 15-1: The New Immigrants, pgs. 460-465.
Answer the following questions and post them in your blog: Title: Immigration Labels: immigration, urbanization, nativism, cities
1. Describe the causes of the immigration of Southern and Eastern Europeans, Chinese, Koreans, and Japanese to America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
People were driven out of their countries and immigrated to the US due to famine, religious persecution, and the gold rush. The rising population in Europe also added to the swell of immigrants. Many immigrants came to live independent lives and start businesses.
2. Describe the journey immigrants endured and their experiences at United States immigration stations.
Imigrants traveled to america by steamship. The close living conditions caused disease to spread like wild fire and some immigrants didnt make it to the states. Once they reached america, they were forced to go through immigrant stations. Angel island, on the west coast, and Ellis island on the east. At Ellis they had to go through doctor examinations and questioning by the government. If unable to fufill the requirements they would be sent back. Angels island's questionings were much harsher then those of Ellis Island.
Read Chapter 15-1: The New Immigrants, pgs. 460-465.
Answer the following questions and post them in your blog: Title: Immigration Labels: immigration, urbanization, nativism, cities
1. Describe the causes of the immigration of Southern and Eastern Europeans, Chinese, Koreans, and Japanese to America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
People were driven out of their countries and immigrated to the US due to famine, religious persecution, and the gold rush. The rising population in Europe also added to the swell of immigrants. Many immigrants came to live independent lives and start businesses.
2. Describe the journey immigrants endured and their experiences at United States immigration stations.
Imigrants traveled to america by steamship. The close living conditions caused disease to spread like wild fire and some immigrants didnt make it to the states. Once they reached america, they were forced to go through immigrant stations. Angel island, on the west coast, and Ellis island on the east. At Ellis they had to go through doctor examinations and questioning by the government. If unable to fufill the requirements they would be sent back. Angels island's questionings were much harsher then those of Ellis Island.
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