Transformation of the North By: Adeola and Quasimpor Quasim Marshall
1. Factory workers
2. Late 1800's Wall Street
3. Immigrants on Ellis Island
4. Changes in city living: Publishing: -increased literacy rate launched newspapers and other popular literature Education: -Parents were required to send their children to school , by law -Educational reform influenced eccentric learning of arts and sciences -Many colleges being built Sports/Entertainment: -Pool halls opened in cities for leisure time after work -Games such as football, baseball, and croquet became popular and fun to watch and play in parks -Theaters put on shows based on classic plays and current social aspects of citizens -Ragtime became popular music entertainment and dancing
5. Wealth among citizens: -Most of the population was made up of the poor and ("middle")working class citizens -Political machines laundered money from citizens, while still providing them with jobs and stability -Poor and working class stayed in their situations, and the rich kept getting richer
7. Economic conditions were primarily harsh for immigrants and working class citizens.
8. Social life for citizens was different and complicated for each class level and demographic .
9. Labor: Early conditions: - Low/unfair salaries - Extensive working hours - Child labor - Crowded work spaces - Harsh working conditions; no compensation for injuries or death Later conditions: -Taller business buildings -Less working hours; more time/ places for leisure and enjoyment after work -Advanced working tools
10. Economic
11. Social
12. Cities: Early conditions (influenced by immigration): -Crowded "row homes"; many people living in one room -Sickness spreading with no medical attention -Many factories Later conditions: -Many factories and new big business buildings
13. Immigrants: -Many immigrants resisted assimilation and kept their culture alive and distant from the rest of the city -Many immigrants were illiterate, uneducated, had criminal pasts, and other characteristics which made them undesirable to other citizens and workplaces -Immigrants made up a large part of the poor and working class
14. The government kept citizens working and a somewhat stable economy, while being corrupt by political bosses.
15. Political
16. Political Machines: -Political bosses controlled political machines -Helped provide jobs and a stable income for citizens -Helped benefit the community -Used grafts and election fraud
16.1. New node
17. Philosophies on helping the poor: -Social Darwinism: "Survival of the fittest" -Government Welfare: Political bosses -Social Gospel: Church helped people in need
18. A political cartoon parodying political machines
