Monthly Archives: February 2011
Assignment due 2/28
1) Reading: –Chudacoff & Smith: read all –Homberger: read all –Stansell: read Introduction carefully; skim chapters 3, 4, 5 –Anbinder: read Introduction carefully; skim Prologue, chapters 1, 2, and 3; consult footnotes as needed to complete written assignment 2)Written: a)Write … Continue reading
Money, Money, Money
These so much that can get done in 24 hours especially when you don’t have school or a job. In the 1800’s many youth didn’t attend school nor had a job so all that was left was running around in … Continue reading
Privatizing Water
After the revolution, New York City was left in shambles. There were no trees, no clean water, and what wasn’t destroyed by the great fires, were burnt down by the British. To make matters worse nyc had a severe drought which caused of … Continue reading
FDNY
By the 1860s, most of the populated cities had replaced the volunteer firefighters with and organization dedicated to the fear of loss of life and property through fire. Artisans–who were often the firefighters–would collect and converge on a fire at … Continue reading
You need people like me
Urbanization of N.Y.C was constantly changing and evolving to accommodate the large number of people that were coming to the city. In my opinion the evolution of crime was extremely influential to change in urban culture. As criminals refined their … Continue reading
The Prostitute and The Gambler, Entreprenuers of 1800’s NYC
Prostitution and gambling were two modes of crime in New York City during the early 1800s that were both frowned upon, yet subtly condoned, amongst society. Brothels and gambling halls were the first forerunners of organized crime. These were establishments … Continue reading
Liberty City
During the late 1700’s, New York’s population grew exponentially after the demobilization of the revolutionary army. As population of New York grew, so did its thirst for economical growth. Although most of the southern states were followers of Thomas Jefferson, … Continue reading
Tackling Moral Delinquency
During the late 1700s to the early 1800s, the New Nation experienced substantial population growth resulting in increased unemployment and poverty, and higher crime rates. One of the various ways reformers took to solve these problems of delinquent or morally … Continue reading
Safety first …
Gerard T. Koeppel introduced the water crisis the city faced in 1830 and how the Manhattan island suffered from limited fresh water supply after eater sources became polluted by effluent. this crisis caused a deadly sickness among the residences … Continue reading
Learning is the Key to Life
In the early 19th century, the existing states decided to created a educational system to prevent people from defying and keeping them in ‘social class order'(Chudacoff 52). The first state to lead the pack was Bo ston in 1818. I … Continue reading