immigration and urbanization chrestensen u.s. history
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Immigration and Immigration and UrbanizationUrbanization
ChrestensenChrestensen
U.S. HistoryU.S. History
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ImmigrationImmigration The Chinese to CaliforniaThe Chinese to California The “Golden Door”The “Golden Door” RR, then farming, mining, and RR, then farming, mining, and
domestic serv.domestic serv.
Below: Angel Island, Today and then.
ImmigrationImmigration A response to growth A response to growth
of immigration: of immigration: NativismNativism
Def: Overt favoritism Def: Overt favoritism toward native-born toward native-born AmericansAmericans
AmericanizationAmericanization movementmovement
Leads to Leads to Chinese Chinese Exclusion ActExclusion Act 1882 1882
Anti-Chinese Anti-Chinese propaganda:propaganda:
ImmigrationImmigration The immigration of Europeans was The immigration of Europeans was
also differentalso different Italians, Poles, Serbs, Russians, Italians, Poles, Serbs, Russians,
Austr-Hung.Austr-Hung. Jews and CatholicsJews and Catholics Mostly to the eastMostly to the east
Urbanization issuesUrbanization issues Most immigrants settled in Most immigrants settled in “ghettos”“ghettos”
based on their ethnicity or race based on their ethnicity or race (black)(black)
Poor crowd together in Poor crowd together in tenementtenement housinghousing
Rich live in “uptown” apartments or Rich live in “uptown” apartments or houseshouses
Stay out of“The Bowery”!
Oh! the night that I struck New York,I went out for a quiet Oh! the night that I struck New York,I went out for a quiet walk;Folks who are "on to" the city say,Better by far that I walk;Folks who are "on to" the city say,Better by far that I took Broadway;But I was out to enjoy the sights,There was took Broadway;But I was out to enjoy the sights,There was the Bow'ry ablaze with lights;I had one of the devil's own the Bow'ry ablaze with lights;I had one of the devil's own
nights!I'll never go there anymore.The Bow'ry, the Bow'rynights!I'll never go there anymore.The Bow'ry, the Bow'ry!!They say such things,And they do strange thingsThey say such things,And they do strange thingsOn the On the Bow'ry! The Bow'ry!I'll never go there anymore!Bow'ry! The Bow'ry!I'll never go there anymore!
I struck a place that they called a I struck a place that they called a "dive,"I was in luck to get out "dive,"I was in luck to get out alive;When the policeman heard alive;When the policeman heard of my woes,Saw my black eye of my woes,Saw my black eye and my batter'd nose,"You've and my batter'd nose,"You've been held up!" said the copper been held up!" said the copper fly."No, sir! But I've been knock'd fly."No, sir! But I've been knock'd down," said I;Then he laugh'd, down," said I;Then he laugh'd, tho' I could not see why!I'll never tho' I could not see why!I'll never go there anymore!go there anymore!
Urbanization issuesUrbanization issues HousingHousing Repairing Repairing
transport.transport. Clean waterClean water Crime Crime FireFire corruptioncorruption
Boss Tweed
Bill the “Butcher” of the 5 Points
NYC
STREETSWERE
UNPAVEDAND FILLED
WITH TRASH. SCHOOLSWERE IN
BAD REPAIR
POLICE ANDCIVIL SERVANTS
WERECORRUPT ANDTOOK BRIBESAND PAYOFFS
CITY SERVICESSUCH AS WATER,
AND GAS WERE SOLD
TO THE POLITICIAN’S FRIENDS who
CHARGED HIGH PRICES
MAYORSAND CITY
COUNCILSWERE FOR
SALE
MUNICIPAL CORRUPTION
BIG CITY BOSSESBIG CITY BOSSES
POSITIVESPOSITIVES NEGATIVESNEGATIVES
HELPED POOR IMMIGRANTS
WITH FOOD AND JOBS
HELPED POOR IMMIGRANTS
WITH FOOD AND JOBS
THEY PERFORMED NEEDED
FUNCTIONS THAT REGULAR CITY
OFFICIALS COULD NOT
THEY PERFORMED NEEDED
FUNCTIONS THAT REGULAR CITY
OFFICIALS COULD NOT
THEY WERE CORRUPT AND
STOLE THE PEOPLE’S MONEY
THEY WERE CORRUPT AND
STOLE THE PEOPLE’S MONEY
BOSSES PROTECTED VICE
AND ENCOURAGEDMONOPOLIES
BOSSES PROTECTED VICE
AND ENCOURAGEDMONOPOLIES
Go to “Gangs of NY”
Municipal ReformMunicipal Reform
Boodle is
money accepted as a bribe.
Municipal ReformMunicipal Reform
Why were cities so Why were cities so corrupt?corrupt?
Cities grew so fast Cities grew so fast that local that local governments could governments could not handle it.not handle it.
Businessmen were Businessmen were closely linked with closely linked with bossesbosses making making corruption hard to corruption hard to fight.fight.
Honest Graft & Honest Graft & Dishonest GraftDishonest Graft
• How did people justify running government like this?