1. Urbanization and Politics in the Gilded Age
Ch. 7 Section 2 and 3

2. Urbanization Urbanization- the growth of cities Why move to the city?
More Jobs (Technology in farming made for less labor needed in rural areas
Cheaper to live
More people of same ethnicity

3. Urban Problems- Housing

4. Urban Problems- Transportation

5. Urban Problems-Water/Sanitation

6. Urban Problems Crime and Fire

7. Ch. 7 Section 3:Political machine
Political Machine- Offer services to voters and business in exchange for political or financial support

8. Roll of the “Boss” City boss has influence/control over
City Jobs
business licenses
Influenced courts
Other city agencies
City Boss did good for community
Built
schools
Parks
Sewers
Hospitals
Orphanages

9. Why City Boss did Good Deeds?
Often got kickbacks from businesses
Gained the vote of the people he helped out and increased his power.

10. Immigrants Because the City boss helped immigrants out…
Immigrants voted for City boss.
Another reason why natural born Americans did not like immigrants
They had too much influence

11. Graft The illegal use of political influence for personal gain.
“Kickbacks”- the giving of money made from government jobs back to the political machine who gave you the job in the first place.

14. Tweed Ring
Tweed Ring Video

15. End of Ch 7 Sect 3
Test on Thursday
Review worksheets

16. Patronage
The giving of government jobs to people who had helped a candidate get elected
It is all about connections!!!
Problems with Patronage?
Unqualified for job

17. Merit System Pendleton civil Service Act of 1883
Federal Jobs were given to candidates based on performance on an exam
Pros
More honest government
More efficient government
Cons
Candidates go to big business to fund their political careers

18. Progressives
A movement that tried to restore economic opportunities and correct injustices in American Life

19. 4 goals of Progressive Movement
Protect social welfare
Promote Moral improvement
Create economic reform
Foster efficiency

20. Social Welfare YMCA (Young Men’s Christian association) Salvation Army
Built recreation facilities for poor
Salvation Army
Fed poor in soup kitchens
Instructed poor on principles of hard work
Advocate for improving women’s/children’s lives
Illinois Factory Act prevents child labor and limited women’s working hours

21. Moral Improvement Prohibition- Banning of Alcoholic beverages
Went to saloons/Bars and prayed for people, sang gospel songs.

22. Economic Reform
Big business often received favorable treatment over small business and used their power to limit competition
Muckrakers- Journalist who wrote about corruption in big business
Targets- Rockefeller and Standard Oil

23. Foster Efficiency Use Science to spur efficiency
Break down task into simpler parts
Birth of the assembly line

24. Teddy Roosevelt Timeline
1901 T.R. Becomes President
Trustbusting
1902 Coal Mine Strike
Conservation of Natural Resources
1903 Railroad Regulation
1906 Food Safety
Meat Inspection Act
Pure Food and Drug Act
1906 Civil Rights?
Supported Individuals, but not the movement overall

25. Progressives accomplishments
Railroads regulated
Protections for Women and children in work places
Workers compensated for on the job injuries
People can write laws (Initiative)
People directly vote for Senators (17th amendment)
Prohibition (18th Amendment)
Women’s Suffrage (right to vote) (19th amendment)