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5.2
Urbanization
Term | Definition |
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Tenement | AWFUL living conditions for those who had not other place to live. Small, dark, overcrowded apts. Where as many as 3 out of 4 city dwellers lived. |
Political Machine | UNOFFICIAL plitical group made to gaind and keep power. Why? Cities grew faster than city governments were able to handle. (Cities are not planned, they evolve...) |
Tammany Hall | NY democratic political machine. Fulfilled needs in exchange for votes. Led by George Plunkitt and Irish immigrant. |
Jacob Riis | Journalist. Opened America's eyes to the deplorable living conditions in tenements slums of NYC. |