The Hopes of Immigrants Part 2

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Immigrants like the Irish and Germans flocked to American __________. So did native-born Americans, who hoped for the chance to make a better living.

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cities

Front

Between 1800 and 1830, New York’s population jumped from 60,489 to ___________.

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202589

Front

St. Louis doubled its population every nine years. What state is Saint Louis in?

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Missouri

Front

What state is Cincinnati in?

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Ohio

Front

Rapid urban growth brought problems. Not enough ____________ existed for all the newcomers.

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housing

Front

In depressing urban neighborhoods, was crime a major issue?

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No, crime was only a minor issue.

Front

American cities were unprepared to tackle these problems. In fact, before 1845, New York City had no public _______ ________.

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police force

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Until the 1860s, it had only a ______________ fire department. If you ever saw the movie "Gangs of New York," you know that sometimes the volunteers might let your house burn down if you owed them money or they didn't like you.

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volunteer, voluntary

Front

In 1857, the rapidly growing city had only 138 miles of sewers for 500 miles of streets. If you are on the 3rd story in your apartment and there are no toilets in your building, you do "it" in a bucket, and then open the window and bye bye to your business. Do you think the streets stunk?

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Yes, the streets likely stunk.

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Many city politicians also offered to assist immigrants in exchange for _________. The politicians set up organizations to help new arrivals find housing and work.

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