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Splash Screen. Section 2-Main Idea Big Ideas Government and Society The growth of and problems in major cities led to political machines that controlled
Section 2-Main Idea Big Ideas Government and Society The growth
of and problems in major cities led to political machines that
controlled local politics.
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Section 2-Key Terms Content Vocabulary skyscraper tenement
political machine party boss graft Academic Vocabulary incentive
trigger
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Section 2-Key Terms People and Events to Identify Louis
Sullivan George Plunkitt William Boss Tweed
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A.A B.B Section 2-Polling Question Do you think that cities are
still divided by classes? A.Yes B.No
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Section 2 Americans Migrate to the Cities Rural Americans and
immigrants moved to the cities where skyscrapers and mass transit
were developed to deal with congestion.
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Section 2 After the Civil War, the urban population of the
United States grew from around 10 million in 1870 to more than 30
million in 1900. The physical appearance of cities also changed
dramatically. Americans Migrate to the Cities (cont.) Skyscrapers
began to appear as demand raised for the price of land.Skyscrapers
No one contributed more to the design of skyscrapers than Chicagos
Louis Sullivan.
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Section 2 The following kinds of mass transit developed:
Americans Migrate to the Cities (cont.) horsecars cable cars the
electric trolley car elevated railroads subway systems
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A.A B.B C.C D.D Section 2 Where was the first subway system
built? A.New York B.Boston C.Chicago D.San Francisco
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Section 2 Separation by Class In the cities, society was
separated by classes, with the upper, middle, and working classes
living in different neighborhoods.
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Section 2 During the last half of the 1800s, the wealthiest
families established fashionable districts in the heart of a city.
The nations rising middle class included doctors, lawyers,
engineers, managers, social workers, architects, and teachers. Few
families in the urban class could hope to own a home. Separation by
Class (cont.) Most spent their lives in crowded
tenements.tenements
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Section 2 Within the working class, white native-born men
earned higher wages than anyone else. Many times the entire family,
including the children, worked. Separation by Class (cont.)
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A.A B.B C.C D.D Section 2 The largest source of employment for
women was which of the following? A.Teaching B.Nursing C.Domestic
service D.Factories
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Section 2 Urban Problems Major problems plagued the cities;
political machines provided help for some residents but were
frequently corrupt.
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Section 2 Crime, both major and minor, was a growing problem in
American cities. Urban Problems (cont.) Alcohol contributed to
violent crime, both inside and outside the home. Disease and
pollution posed even bigger threats.
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Section 2 The political machine came about partly because
cities had grown much faster than their governments.political
machine Urban Problems (cont.) In exchange for votes, political
machines and the party bosses who ran them eagerly provided
necessities.party bosses
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Section 2 The party bosses who ran the political machines also
controlled the citys finances. Urban Problems (cont.) Many machine
politicians grew rich as the result of fraud or graft.graft George
Plunkitt was one of New Yorks most powerful party bosses.
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Section 2 Tammany Hall, the New York City Democratic political
machine, was the most infamous such organization. Urban Problems
(cont.) William Boss Tweed was its leader during the 1860s and
1870s.
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A.A B.B C.C D.D Section 2 From 1880 to 1900, the murder rate
jumped by how much? A.20 million B.55 million C.75 million D.100
million