AMH-2097 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: U.S. Route 219 In Pennsylvania, Sentenced, Calvin Coolidge
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Imposed by those who line in the north. Land is rocky, soil is not fertile, much of the land is former volcanic ash. Tithe- taxes that must be paid to the church: overpopulation. Italian migration: second wave, 5 million, involuntary, return migration. Presence of the family in italy pushed them to go back. Came to make money and send back home. When they made enough money, they would return. Intent was to return to italy: settlement- enclaves. Canals, railroads, water/sewer system, construction, docks, factories. Father attempts to keep the daughter a virgin until marriage: weddings. Father would be able to show off his daughter. The bride and groom would go back to the room and if there was blood on the white sheets, it was a good sign: political clubs. Italians joined to try to get on the same page for who they would vote for in local government, with families, and organize voting.
