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Burdens from the Past

The Great Depression that hit American cities in the 1920’s to 1930’s only exacerbated the financial problems incurred from  the earlier years of the 1900’s. American cities expanded immensely and borrowed a lot of money through bonds issues which were unfortunately due … Continue reading

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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

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The Young and Windy Road

According to Chudacoff in The Evolution of American Urban Society, urban cities started devoting much of their time and efforts to build roads for better transportation.  New roads were needed because the existing ones weren’t ‘up to par’.  Because of … Continue reading

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Money Makes the World Go Round

In the late 1600’s there was an issue between the upper class merchants and the lower class plebeians. Jacob Leisler a militia officer created a government amidst the protestant revolt. They assumed power and attempted to stop the merchants from … Continue reading

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