Growing Cities

Cities were the center of the industrial age Cities were the center of the industrial age. Many people moved to cities in search of work. New York Chicago

New cities had growing pains-sewage in the streets, overcrowded buildings, and crime.

Despite these harsh conditions… Tenements in the US Slums in the US

…immigrants continued to move to the US because things were worse back home. Tenements in China Slums in Brazil

Solutions to the overcrowding problem “L” trains Subways

Solutions to the overcrowding problem (cont.) At ten stories tall, the Home Insurance Building (Chicago) was the nations first skyscraper.

Ellis Island, NY

One of the first things European immigrants saw was the Statue of Liberty.

Angel Island, CA

One of the first things Asian immigrants saw was Alcatraz prison.

slums: crowded neighborhoods with narrow, dirty streets.

tenements: rundown apartment buildings where whole families might live in one room.

Settlement houses helped immigrants find housing and taught English as well as job skills.

Americans have long been proud of their hospitality towards immigrants.

The Johnson-Reed Act decreased the number of immigrants allowed into the country each year.

Many Americans wanted immigrants out because they feared immigrants would take their jobs.