1. Chapter 14 Notes: Cities and Immigration

2. Immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe Most immigrants to the US, between 1840 and 1870 come from Great Britain, Ireland, and Germany After the 1880’s many immigrants were from countries such as Poland, Greece, Italy, and Russia. Many people settled in Midwest cities such as Chicago, Cleveland, and Detroit, others settled in New York. The newcomers were alike in many ways: Religion was mostly Catholic, Jewish, or Orthodox Did not speak English they were used to working in different conditions than the US. Most entered US through New York City

3. What was it really like to live in the cities during this time?

4. Mulberry Street Bend, 1889

5. 5-Cent Lodgings

6. Men’s Lodgings

7. Women’s Lodgings

8. Immigrant Family Lodgings

9. Dumbbell Tenement Plan Tenement House Act of 1879, NYC

10. Blind Beggar, 1888

11. Italian Rag-Picker

12. 1890s ”Morgue” – Basement Saloon

13. ”Black & Tan” Saloon

14. ”Bandits’ Roost”

15. Mullen’s Alley ”Gang”

16. The Street Was Their Playground

17. Lower East Side Immigrant Family

18. A Struggling Immigrant Family

19. Another Struggling Immigrant Family