Urban Life-Reformers Urban Life-Reformers

SweatshopsSweatshops

Small shop or millSmall shop or mill called sweatshops because of long called sweatshops because of long

hours and hot, unhealthy working hours and hot, unhealthy working conditionsconditions

Mass TransitMass Transit

public transportation designed to public transportation designed to move many peoplemove many people

SuburbsSuburbs

Residential neighborhoods outside Residential neighborhoods outside of downtown areas of downtown areas

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Children worked very long hours with Children worked very long hours with little breaks little breaks

Very dangerous conditions resulting in Very dangerous conditions resulting in injuries or even death. injuries or even death.

No education for the poor, so it was No education for the poor, so it was very unlikely they could get better paid very unlikely they could get better paid jobs when they were older. jobs when they were older.

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Pollution increases with the creation of Pollution increases with the creation of the factory systemthe factory system

Increases steadily through 2000Increases steadily through 2000

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Triangle Shirtwaist FireTriangle Shirtwaist Fire March 25, 1911March 25, 1911 146 of 500 employees died146 of 500 employees died

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Union Memorial Parade for the Union Memorial Parade for the Shirtwaist FireShirtwaist Fire

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Transcontinental RailroadTranscontinental Railroad Completed May 10, 1869Completed May 10, 1869 Connected East and West Coast of the Connected East and West Coast of the

United StatesUnited States

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Graph showing importation of goods/Graph showing importation of goods/Cotton from England to the United Cotton from England to the United StatesStates

Sharp drop when the Second Sharp drop when the Second Industrial Revolution beginsIndustrial Revolution begins

Frederick Law OlmsteadFrederick Law Olmstead

Landscape architect Landscape architect Designed Central Park in New Designed Central Park in New

York CityYork City

William Randolph HearstWilliam Randolph Hearst

Publisher of the New York JournalPublisher of the New York JournalAdded a comic strip to the paper Added a comic strip to the paper

to increase salesto increase sales

WCTUWCTU

Women’s Christian Temperance Women’s Christian Temperance UnionUnion

Founded in 1872Founded in 1872To combat the influence of alcohol To combat the influence of alcohol

on familieson families

1919thth Amendment Amendment

““Silent Sentinels” protested in Silent Sentinels” protested in front of White House for 18 front of White House for 18 months.months.

Provided women the right to voteProvided women the right to voteRatified in 1920Ratified in 1920

Corruption in PoliticsCorruption in Politics

Bosses = powerful politiciansBosses = powerful politiciansOften did not hold positions Often did not hold positions Some worked behind the scenesSome worked behind the scenesPopular with the poorPopular with the poor

Boss William TweedBoss William Tweed

Cheated NYC out of more than Cheated NYC out of more than $100 million $100 million

Journalists exposed him in Journalists exposed him in Harper’s Harper’s WeeklyWeekly

Thomas Nast drew political Thomas Nast drew political cartoons of Tweedcartoons of Tweed

Tweed tried to bribe Nast with Tweed tried to bribe Nast with $500,000$500,000

Faced prison and fled to SpainFaced prison and fled to SpainArrested & died in jail in 1878Arrested & died in jail in 1878