HST 386 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Chicago Iii, Economy Class, Sex Trafficking
14 Mar 2018
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Factories and opportunities draw immigrants in (want to participate in industrial economy) 1. 3 million people with one foreign parent in chicago. Many immigrants do not plan on staying in the united states (only want to make money and go back to their homeland to buy land) Immigrants make up the backbone of work force. Nyc grows from 1 million to 4. 7 million. Chicago grows from 298 k to 2. 1 million iii. iv. Communities develop around cities and this development takes away from farms. Become larger when they are given the opportunity to move v. Cities become filled with 1st or 2nd generation immigrants. 1/3 of nyc took some charity during the 1890"s. Only 3 out of 4 children survive until the age of 5. People come regardless of urban economy and poverty iii. People come regardless of urban economy and poverty. Urban economy = class, less likely to starve yet there are high volumes of unemployment.
