New York in the Late 18OOs
Sunshine and Shadow
After watching the PBS video, use the following site to research the Questions below:
1. What happened when the East River froze over in 1866? What are "the bends," and how can you avoid getting them?
2. Why was there a gigantic foot on Bedloe's Island? A hand with a torch in Madison Square Garden?
3. How did a quiet "city of houses" become part of the largest city in the U.S.?
4. Why was the Civil War good for New York's economy? Who were the "robber barons"? And why did some Civil War soldiers find their uniforms melting in the rain.
5. Why was Wall Street the first to light up? Who were "hello girls," and why did New York need them?
6. How did a cartoonist bring down a mighty politician?
7. Who was Jacob Riis, and why did he hang around dark, crowded tenements?