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Immigration andCity Growth

Specialized industries like steel in Pittsburgh and meat packing in Chicago ... Henry Ford. Rapid growth led to overcrowded immigrant neighborhoods ...

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Immigration andCity Growth

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    Political Persecution Religious Persecution Famine Hope for better opportunities Religious freedom Adventure Job opportunities Immigrants Ellis Island Angel Island Specialized industries like steel in Pittsburgh and meat packing in Chicago Immigration from other countries Movement of Americans from rural to urban areas for job opportunities Many immigrants took jobs in the textile mills of New England Many immigrant children worked in textile factories Child Labor Lighting—Thomas Edison Telephone—Alexander Graham Bell Assembly line—Henry Ford Thomas Edison Alexander Graham Bell Henry Ford Rapid growth led to overcrowded immigrant neighborhoods and tenements Settlement Houses—the Hull House by Jane Addams Political bosses offer jobs and housing Tenements and Ghettos were overcrowded Political Corruption by the political bosses tenements Sources: Immigrants: www.kued.org Ellis Island: www.latinamericanstudies.org Angel Island: http://static.acon.org/images/aiisf/AngelIslandSite001.jpg Child Labor: www.historyplace.com Thomas Edison:www.bu.edu Alexander Graham Bell: it.wikipedia.org Henry Ford: www.shadetreemechanic.com Hull House: xroads.virginia.edu Tenements: http://www.stamfordhistory.org/images/jhs_tenement.jpg
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