1. American Urbanization and the Gilded Age

2. American Urbanization

3. Immigrants in New York

4. Problems with Urbanization

5. Housing

6. Transportation 1873 1897

7. Sanitation

8. Fire! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-4HFr33d6g *Last 29 Hours; 300 dead; 100,000 homeless; $200 million in damages

9. Fire! *Earthquake: 28 seconds Fire: 4 Days; 1000 dead; 500 million in damages

10. Crime

11. Reform Social Gospel Settlement Houses Hull House (1889)

12. Political Reform... Failed

13. Immigrants Most come from Southern and Eastern Europe Angel Island & Ellis Island (LISTEN!) Forced to take literacy tests and medical exams

14. Political Machines Machines in Chicago, New York, Baltimore, San Francisco, Kansas City, and Boston Pork-barrel Projects Appealed to immigrants. Immigrant political bosses could appeal to migrants in their own language and address their real needs.

15. Corruption

16. New Reform Thomas Nast: Political cartoonist who attempted to overthrow Tweed James A. Garfield Reformer (July 2, 1881) Pendleton Civil Service Act (1883)