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Website
If I was to create a website about immigration, I would create it as simple as possible. It would be simple because I wouldn’t want my viewers to seem confused or to find it complicated when they are navigating through it. … Continue reading
Steam Ferries Existed Too!
In the early 1800s, steamboats or ferries gained popularity from the invention of the steam engine. Steam power meant reduced need of relying on winds or man power and the various canals and harbors of New York facilitated this new … Continue reading
The Museum which only could open on a website
After i viewed the website, i feel the fire was really horrible because i believe it would be far more fun if we can go to a real Barnum’s museum instead. Even though there are not a lot of information … Continue reading
“Stand Clear of the Closing Doors, Please”
With a growing city like NY, horses and railroads just weren’t enough to keep up with the mass number of commuters traveling back and forth from their homes to their workplace. The subways allowed people to travel long distances from … Continue reading
What A Riottt ???!!! Im Innnn !!!
The riots in Nyc in the mid 1800s were a huge concern to everyone. They were disastrous and caused tons of damage. On the website they speak about riots in four different categories to represent different topics. It shows the violent draft riots of … Continue reading
Deadly Destruction Due to Drafts
Both Bernstein’s The New York City Draft Riots and the virtual riots draft riots website depicted how violence escalated in New York after the Conscription Act passed. Berstein gave us a broad image of the brutality of the riots and … Continue reading
Just Cause Were African American Doesnt Mean Were Slaves !
I thought the website was very interesting because it did not just provide us with amazing details but it backed it up with pictures that helped the claims. The website and book go in depth in different ways.The information given … Continue reading
The Hidden History of New York’s Harbor
Click on the picture to read the article…. The Hidden History of New York’s Harbor Volume 63 Number 6, November/December 2010 By Jarrett A. Lobell