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Group Task

Spirit 292293• Explain how Irish immigration impacted the United States.

Spirit 293294• How were the Irish immigrants treated in Boston?


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How did the changesin capitalism impact urban development?

1820to 1860

Aim # 34:


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German Immigration


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1830 1001840 4,470 1850 29, 963 1860 112,1721870 298, 977 1880 503,185 1890 1,099,850

Chicago 18301890

New York City18301890

1830 202,5891840 312,7101850 515,5471860 813,6691870 942,292

1880 1, 206, 2991890 1, 515,301


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CHANGES

Immigration

• Increase in Irish immigration, especially following the Potato Famine of 1849.

1. Predominantly urban, along the East Coast (Boston and N.Y.) 2. by 1851 250,000 Irish immigrants

• Increase in German immigration due to economic and political crisis in Europe (Revolutions of 1848)

1. small farmers or artisans 2. some middle class intellectuals 3. more diffused throughout the U.S.

• Nativism

1. prejudice towards foreigners, especially in the cities 2. riots and attacks against immigrants 3. antiCatholic, antiIrish and antiworking class 4. KnowNothing Party; antiCatholic, antiimmigrant, antiJewish

Growth of Cities

• 1820 7% lived in cities; by 1860 20% lived in cities• vital part of commercial and industrial changes• increased the gap between the rich and poor clear class distinctions• poor sanitation, inadequate and crowded housing, increased diseases• free African Americans experienced decreased job opportunities and increased segregation from white society

Labor Movement

• Increased antagonism between workers and employers• Increased growth of labor movement though initial efforts failed• Only skilled artisans were part of this early labor movement

IV. Big City Machines

• Political parties developed a new way of winning working class into electoral politics career politicians became head of city machines

• Example: “Tammany Hall” appealed to voters on the local level in NYC.Had a tight organization that appealed to certain workers bygetting community services or city jobs for “loyalists”

• A conflict began to develop between the citymachine and reformers


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Aim # 33: How did changes in capitalism impact urban development? (1820 to 1860)

CHANGES

Immigration

• Increase in Irish immigration, especially following the Potato Famine of 1849.1. Predominantly urban2. Predominantly along the East Coast (Boston and N.Y.)3. by 1851 250,000 Irish immigrants• Increase in German immigration due to economic and political crisis in Europe (Revolutions of 1848)1. often small farmers or artisans2. some middle class intellectuals3. more diffused throughout the U.S.• Nativism1. prejudice towards foreigners, especially in the cities2. riots and attacks against immigrants3. antiCatholic, antiIrish and antiworking class

Growth of Cities

• 1820 7% lived in cities; by 1860 20% lived in cities• vital part of commercial and industrial changes• increased the gap between the rich and poor clear class distinctions• poor sanitation, inadequate and crowded housing, increased diseases• free African Americans experienced decreased job opportunities and Increased segregation from white society

Labor Movement

• Increased antagonism between workers and employers• Increased growth of labor movement though initial efforts failed• Only skilled artisans were part of this early labor movement

IV. Big City Machines

• Political parties developed a new way of winning working class into electoral politics career politicians became head of citymachines• Example: “Tammany Hall” appealed to voters on the local level in NYC.Had a tight organization that appealed to certain workers bygetting community services or city jobs for “loyalists”• A conflict began to develop between the citymachine and reformers

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