Ch 15 1-2 notes

2. Immigration
 Ellis Island --outside NYC—place where
immigrants from other nations came to be
processed
 Many ethnic areas opened in cities such as little
Italy or Chinatown
 Asian immigrants came to California during the
gold rush of 1849, were processed at Angel Island
 Nativism—a dislike or prejudice for immigrants by
native people

3. Cities Advance

4. advancements
 Skyscrapers-tall steel framed buildings that were built
up rather than out
 Mass transit- began with horsecars and advanced to
cable cars and eventually subways and elevated trains
 Class separations
 High society—upper class people with money
 Middle class—moderate income people who lived
in the suburbs
 Working class—factory workers , lived in tenements
or dark crowded apartments

5. Problems to Politics
 Crime, violence, fire, disease all posed
problems for people in cities
 Political machine—informal political group
designed to gain and keep power
 Party bosses—gave immigrants food, lodging
etc in exchange for votes
 Graft-fraud or corruption in cities by party
bosses, bribes and real estate corruption were
common

6. Tammany Hall
 New York Democratic political machine
 Boss Tweed was the leader in the 1870’s and 80’s

7. Early Chicago

8. Cabbage given to immigrants by
political machines

9. Early Chicago from Lake Michigan

10. Jackson Park Neighborhood