Urbanization and Immigration WEBQUEST!
· “PBS.org First Measured Century: Growth of Cities” - http://www.pbs.org/fmc/timeline/ecities.htm
1. What are the 2 modes of living that demographers (people who study population trends) typically distinguish? By the end of the 1800s, which of the two areas were growing faster?
2. Look at the chart “Growth of Cities.” From 1890 – 1920, which cities population grew the most? By how much?
· “On This Day: September 1, 1897” - http://www.massmoments.org/moment.cfm?mid=254
3. Over 100 people crowded into the country’s first ____________________ located in Boston.
4. BACKGROUND: Describe the “cut-and-cover” technique that workers used to build this and most other structures in the country.
· “City Life in the Early 1900s” - http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/snpim2.htm
5. A main form of transportation in cities during the early 1900s was horse-drawn trolleys. What type of “pollution” did these horse-drawn trolleys emit? How much?
6. When was NYC’s Central Park created? _______________ Why was it created?
7. Describe IN DETAIL what a tenement building was and what life was like there.
8. Look at the picture of a skyscraper on left side: In 1908, the Singer Building was the tallest skyscraper in the world at __________stories. By contrast, today’s tallest building, the Taipei 101, in Taiwan, is 101 stories tall.
“VIRTUAL TOUR -- The Lower Eastside Tenement Museum” - http://www.tenement.org/Virtual_Tour/index_virtual.html
9. Click on the “Enter Here” arrow on the left side. How was the tenement building 97 Orchard Street like many other early tenement buildings? What types of things did it lack?
10. At the top of the page, from the pull-down bar, select Gumpertz Apartment. This is an actual apartment that was lived in by the Gumpertz family many decades ago. After Julius Gumpertz disappeared, how was his wife able to make a living?
11. Click twice on the picture of the Gumpertz apartment. Describe the kitchen (size, appliances to cook with, etc.)
12. Under the picture, click on “Back Room.” Describe the sleeping arrangements for this family.
13. Choose other apartments to view from the pull-down bar at the top of the page. Do they appear to have running water in any of the kitchens?
CIRCLE: YES or NO
What about a bathroom/toilet? YES or NO
*Imagine living in this apartment with your entire family, which at the time would run between 5 – 12 people!
· “HistoryChannel.com – Ellis Island” - http://www.history.com/topics/ellis-island
14. On left of screen, click on “TIMELINE.” Scroll Down. What happened in the year 1892?
15. Use the internet to figure out what years World War I took place. Then find those years on the timeline and describe what happened to immigration to America during that time.
16. Towards the top of the page on the left, click “Gateway” and then “Medical Exams” which appears under Gateway. List four conditions that doctors/physicians were checking for on incoming immigrants. Why do you think they were checking for these kinds of problems?
· “PBS.org First Measured Century: Growth of Cities” - http://www.pbs.org/fmc/timeline/ecities.htm
1. What are the 2 modes of living that demographers (people who study population trends) typically distinguish? By the end of the 1800s, which of the two areas were growing faster?
2. Look at the chart “Growth of Cities.” From 1890 – 1920, which cities population grew the most? By how much?
· “On This Day: September 1, 1897” - http://www.massmoments.org/moment.cfm?mid=254
3. Over 100 people crowded into the country’s first ____________________ located in Boston.
4. BACKGROUND: Describe the “cut-and-cover” technique that workers used to build this and most other structures in the country.
· “City Life in the Early 1900s” - http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/snpim2.htm
5. A main form of transportation in cities during the early 1900s was horse-drawn trolleys. What type of “pollution” did these horse-drawn trolleys emit? How much?
6. When was NYC’s Central Park created? _______________ Why was it created?
7. Describe IN DETAIL what a tenement building was and what life was like there.
8. Look at the picture of a skyscraper on left side: In 1908, the Singer Building was the tallest skyscraper in the world at __________stories. By contrast, today’s tallest building, the Taipei 101, in Taiwan, is 101 stories tall.
“VIRTUAL TOUR -- The Lower Eastside Tenement Museum” - http://www.tenement.org/Virtual_Tour/index_virtual.html
9. Click on the “Enter Here” arrow on the left side. How was the tenement building 97 Orchard Street like many other early tenement buildings? What types of things did it lack?
10. At the top of the page, from the pull-down bar, select Gumpertz Apartment. This is an actual apartment that was lived in by the Gumpertz family many decades ago. After Julius Gumpertz disappeared, how was his wife able to make a living?
11. Click twice on the picture of the Gumpertz apartment. Describe the kitchen (size, appliances to cook with, etc.)
12. Under the picture, click on “Back Room.” Describe the sleeping arrangements for this family.
13. Choose other apartments to view from the pull-down bar at the top of the page. Do they appear to have running water in any of the kitchens?
CIRCLE: YES or NO
What about a bathroom/toilet? YES or NO
*Imagine living in this apartment with your entire family, which at the time would run between 5 – 12 people!
· “HistoryChannel.com – Ellis Island” - http://www.history.com/topics/ellis-island
14. On left of screen, click on “TIMELINE.” Scroll Down. What happened in the year 1892?
15. Use the internet to figure out what years World War I took place. Then find those years on the timeline and describe what happened to immigration to America during that time.
16. Towards the top of the page on the left, click “Gateway” and then “Medical Exams” which appears under Gateway. List four conditions that doctors/physicians were checking for on incoming immigrants. Why do you think they were checking for these kinds of problems?