1. What is Urbanization?
Urbanization is the growth of cities. After the technological boom immigrants from all over the place influxed into mostly the Northeast and Midwest, and resulted in a rapid urbanization. As the immigrants came in they moved to the cities and they became overcrowded. They came to the cities because it was cheaper to live and easier to find a job or jobs; especially if they were unskilled they could work in the factories.
2. For what reasons did a number of Americans move from the country to the cities?
Many Americans moved from the country to the cities because of the inventions in farming, such as the McCormick reaper, laborers working on farms were no longer needed and laid off so they went to the cities for industrial work and it was cheaper in the cities to live.
3. What were the housing problems that many poor city dwellers faced?
The housing problems that many poor city dwellers faced were crowded housing, poor ventillation in the home, transportation, dirty water, and bad hygeinic issues in the cities. The homes in cities were first meant for a single family but the immigrants squeezed in three families. Then the city government tried to make ventillation in the homes by putting a small window in them, but the people would put their garbage in the windows because they had no other place to put it. The cities weren't capable of replacing old transportation, like electric subways in Boston. Some homes couldn't get plumbing for water so they would have to go to faucets out in the streets and even the people that did have plumbing it wasn't very sufficient. Lastly, there was very bad sanitation in the cities. The people would put their raw sewage in the gutters, horse manure was piled in the streets, factories put hazardous smoke into the air, and garbage was just put in the streets. Eventually there became paid "scavengers" that would sweep the streets, pick up garbage, and clean outhouses but they never did their job properly.
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Immigration
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.
The immigration of Southern and Eastern Europeans was caused by the idea of having a "better life" in America. There were more opportunities in America for all immigrants. Also, Europe became over populated so the immigrants knew they could be more successful in America. Farming land was scarce in Europe, too. The Chinese, Koreans, and Japanese came to America also because of the opportunities. They thought they could have a better life in America. Also, they emigrated from their homelands becaue they were afraid of religious and social prosecution. Over all, the main cause of the immigration from these countries was because of the chance of a better life and the opportunities.
2. Describe the journey immigrants endured and their experiences at United States immigration stations.
Immigrants coming to America from over the Atlantic Ocean, like the Europeans, would have to endure a week long trip over the ocean. Eventually there became a immigration stop at Ellis Island in New York Harbor. All they had to do was pass a physical examination by a doctor and an inspector checked documents and questioned them. They had questions like if they were ever convicted of a crime, had to demonstrate if they could work, and had to show if they had some money. The immigrants,the Asians, coming over on a three week trip across the Pacific Ocean also had to stop at an immigration place called Angel Island in the Sanfrancisco Bay. They had to take and be examined more meticulously. They had harder questions and it took longer to be admitted, and their holding buildings were filthy and poorly built. After they were admitted they had the difficulties of finding a place to live, a job, and understanding and coping with the new culture and language.
The immigration of Southern and Eastern Europeans was caused by the idea of having a "better life" in America. There were more opportunities in America for all immigrants. Also, Europe became over populated so the immigrants knew they could be more successful in America. Farming land was scarce in Europe, too. The Chinese, Koreans, and Japanese came to America also because of the opportunities. They thought they could have a better life in America. Also, they emigrated from their homelands becaue they were afraid of religious and social prosecution. Over all, the main cause of the immigration from these countries was because of the chance of a better life and the opportunities.
2. Describe the journey immigrants endured and their experiences at United States immigration stations.
Immigrants coming to America from over the Atlantic Ocean, like the Europeans, would have to endure a week long trip over the ocean. Eventually there became a immigration stop at Ellis Island in New York Harbor. All they had to do was pass a physical examination by a doctor and an inspector checked documents and questioned them. They had questions like if they were ever convicted of a crime, had to demonstrate if they could work, and had to show if they had some money. The immigrants,the Asians, coming over on a three week trip across the Pacific Ocean also had to stop at an immigration place called Angel Island in the Sanfrancisco Bay. They had to take and be examined more meticulously. They had harder questions and it took longer to be admitted, and their holding buildings were filthy and poorly built. After they were admitted they had the difficulties of finding a place to live, a job, and understanding and coping with the new culture and language.
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