The Age of the City…The Age of the City…

Take FiveTake Five

Which area on the map represents the Which area on the map represents the region MOST affected by the region MOST affected by the Homestead Act of 1862?Homestead Act of 1862?  A)   A)   B)   B)   C)   C)   D)   D)

UrbanizationUrbanization

MigrationMigration

ImmigrationImmigration

AssimilationAssimilation

ExclusionExclusion

American Protective AssociationAmerican Protective Association

Immigration Restriction LeagueImmigration Restriction League

Redefining the cityRedefining the cityPublic ParksPublic Parks

Frederick Law OlmsteadFrederick Law OlmsteadPublic cultural centersPublic cultural centers

PhilanthropyPhilanthropy1893 Columbian Exposition of 1893 Columbian Exposition of

ChicagoChicagoHousing DevelopmentsHousing Developments

SuburbsSuburbsTenement buildingsTenement buildings

Jacob RiisJacob RiisInfrastructureInfrastructure

TransportationTransportationRoads & bridgesRoads & bridges

Brooklyn BridgeBrooklyn BridgeSkyscrapersSkyscrapers

Tenement Building in New Tenement Building in New YorkYork

Frederick Law OlmsteadFrederick Law Olmstead

Jacob Riis’ PhotographsJacob Riis’ Photographs

Children on the streetChildren on the street

The Bar RoomThe Bar Room

Impoverished WorkersImpoverished Workers

Take FiveTake Five Why did most of the immigrants, who Why did most of the immigrants, who

came to America in the late 19th came to America in the late 19th century, settle in the cities?century, settle in the cities?  A) City living was spacious, clean,   A) City living was spacious, clean, and far from overpopulated.and far from overpopulated.  B) City living was crowded but there   B) City living was crowded but there were plenty of recreational activities.were plenty of recreational activities.  C) Cities were the cheapest places to   C) Cities were the cheapest places to live and offered unskilled laborers live and offered unskilled laborers steady jobs.steady jobs.  D) People had a hard time finding   D) People had a hard time finding work so they settled into the cities work so they settled into the cities since they could not afford to move. since they could not afford to move.

Problems of the CityProblems of the City

DisastersDisastersGreat FiresGreat Fires

ChicagoChicagoEarthquakesEarthquakes

Great Chicago FireGreat Chicago Fire

San Francisco Earthquake San Francisco Earthquake 19061906

Problems of the city (con’t)Problems of the city (con’t)

Department of Water WorksDepartment of Water Works Medical and sanitation advancesMedical and sanitation advances

CrimeCrimePovertyPoverty

““deserving poor”deserving poor”Salvation ArmySalvation Army

Crime rate increasesCrime rate increasesPolitical machinePolitical machine

William M. TweedWilliam M. Tweed

Boss Tweed and Tammany Boss Tweed and Tammany HallHall

Some improved working Some improved working conditionsconditions

Henry FordHenry FordAssembly LineAssembly Line

Frederick TaylorFrederick TaylorScientific Mgt.Scientific Mgt.

Henry FordHenry Ford

Ford Assembly LineFord Assembly Line

Did you know?????Did you know?????Prices in the early 1900’sPrices in the early 1900’s

Average house = $2,000Average house = $2,000

Annual salaryAnnual salary = $708.00= $708.00

Gallon of gasGallon of gas = 5 cents= 5 cents

Ford’s Model AFord’s Model A = $850.00= $850.00

Ford’s Model T = $575.00—after the Ford’s Model T = $575.00—after the assembly lineassembly line

Trends in ShoppingTrends in Shopping

Rising incomesRising incomesWomen in the marketplaceWomen in the marketplace

ConsumersConsumersNational Consumer LeagueNational Consumer League

New opportunitiesNew opportunitiesDepartment storesDepartment stores

Chain storesChain storesA & PA & P

F. W. WoolworthF. W. Woolworth

EntertainmentEntertainmentSporting EventsSporting Events

BaseballBaseballBarn stormingBarn storming

FootballFootball

BasketballBasketballJames NaismithJames Naismith

Prize FightingPrize Fighting

Music and TheatreMusic and TheatreVaudevilleVaudeville

NickelodeonsNickelodeons

Motion pictureMotion pictureD.W. GriffithD.W. Griffith

Entertainment (con’t)Entertainment (con’t)

Pleasure ParksPleasure Parks

Central ParkCentral Park

Coney IslandConey Island

Luna ParkLuna Park

DreamlandDreamland

LiteratureLiterature

Newspaper productionNewspaper production

Dime novelsDime novels

The Red Badge of CourageThe Red Badge of Courage

Central ParkCentral Park

Coney IslandConey Island

Coney Island Attractions 1925-Coney Island Attractions 1925-19401940

Luna ParkLuna Park

Stephen CraneStephen Crane

Other forms of Other forms of entertainmententertainment

Family gatheringsFamily gatherings

TelephoneTelephoneSwitchboardSwitchboard

Growth in EducationGrowth in Education

Public SchoolsPublic Schools

Colleges and UniversitiesColleges and Universities

Private institutionsPrivate institutions

Morrill Land Grant Act of 1862 Morrill Land Grant Act of 1862

Women in the Victorian AgeWomen in the Victorian Age

Separate “spheres”Separate “spheres”

Higher educationHigher education

Mount HolyokeMount Holyoke

Changing roles in societyChanging roles in society

Queen VictoriaQueen Victoria

Victorian depiction of Victorian depiction of womenwomen

Vegetables Appetizers

Half of a Cantaloupe 10¢

Sliced Orange 10¢ Young Onions 5¢

Sliced Tomatoes 10¢ New Radishes 5¢

Sliced Cucumbers 10¢

Soup Old Fashion Navy Bean 10¢

Drinks Coffee 5¢ Milk 5¢ Tea 5¢ Dessert

Lemon Layer Cake 5¢ Ice Cream 10¢

Ice Cream and Cake 15¢ Raspberries and Cream 10¢

Rhubarb Pie 5¢ Green Apple Pie 5¢

Main Course Channel Catfish

20¢ Pork Tenderloins

20¢ Omelet with Jelly

15¢ Roast Pork with Applesauce

20¢ Chicken Fricassee

20¢ Roast Beef

15¢ Pork and Beans

15¢

Corn on the Cob 10¢

Buttered Beets 5¢

Mashed Potatoes 5¢

Pickled Beets 5¢ Cole Slaw 5¢

Salad 10¢

First class “Smoking Room”First class “Smoking Room”

11stst Class Staterooms on Class Staterooms on TitanicTitanic

Did you Know????Did you Know????

Cost of a ticket (one way):Cost of a ticket (one way):First-Class (parlor suite): First-Class (parlor suite): £870/$4,350 ($50,000 today).£870/$4,350 ($50,000 today).First-Class (berth): £30/$150 ($1,724 First-Class (berth): £30/$150 ($1,724 today).today).2 Executive Suites on Board ($ 2 Executive Suites on Board ($ 78,000 today)78,000 today)

22ndnd Class Cabins Class Cabins

Cost of a Second-Cost of a Second-Class ticket (one Class ticket (one way): £12/$60 way): £12/$60 ($690 today).($690 today).

Cost of a Third-Cost of a Third-Class ticket (one Class ticket (one way): £3/$15 to way): £3/$15 to £8/$40 ($172 to £8/$40 ($172 to $460 today). $460 today).