HIST 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Political Machine, Thomas Edison, Tammany Hall
12 Sep 2017
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At the turn of the century, cities grew in size mainly due to immigration. Approx 2 million people immigrated into the united states in the 30 years before the. Was thrown off the land or the land could not support population anymore. Promise of a job due to industrialization. Reunite with family members that came earlier (later) Early immigrants from another country come to the united states. If the immigrants can find work and make money, money is sent home and a few more people come. Entire village or group at once emigrate at the same time (not one by one) Tended to settle in one building or place. End up with little italy and chinatown . In the case of chinatown, due to legal necessity. Chinese migration in the west continued despite the chinese exclusion act. Cities were not prepared for the massive influx of people.
