The History Of Northbeach: Barbary Beach

Southern- Italian was the largest group to migrate to the US during the late 19th century and early 20th century follow by the Portuguese and Spanish. More than 5 million Italians from Sicily and poor southern Italian province settle on the east coast in the US. They created their own little town called little Italies due to hostility in America. More than one- quarter people migrated from Spain since 1820 and settle in California, New Mexico, Texas, Arizona Florida and Louisiana. The other half migrated to the Us in the 19th century due to economic depression.

Originally California was not well known. One of the first mass migrations to California was the Gold Rush. During the Gold rush many people from all around the world and within the states itself rushed to California in hopes of finding gold and making a fortune. The gold rush also allowed California to become more ethnically diverse due to the migration to California. Today California is known to be one of the most ethnically diverse state in the US.

Many groups immigrated to the United States, mostly in California, for land, jobs, wealth and freedom. One of the main ethnic groups of immigrants that came to California to work were the Chinese. Many companies used the Chinese men to work on railroads that connected America through transportation that later helped develop modern day America.

Hopes of prosperity were the most common and convincing appeal of travel to California from the early Spanish

There are many different types of coasts that exist throughout the United States. The south shore of Long Island has a unique types of coast known as a barrier beach. Barrier beaches are long narrow land forms that are composed of sand and other lose sediments. These sediments are brought together by the actions of waves, currents and storm surges. Barrier beaches are subject to constant changes by the same forces. Sand is constantly eroded in one area an deposited in another. Barrier coasts are important for a number of reasons; they protect the mainland of Long Island from the open ocean and flooding during storms, for recreational use and the unique ecosystems which exist on barrier

Fishing in North America began very early in the 16th century. In 1550, about 500 ships sailed from France heading to North America for the fish-laden waters there. Upon arrival, they formed fishing communities along the northern coast of Newfoundland, and in Saint

Chapter four of New Jersey: A History of the Garden State by Maxine N. Laurie and Richard Veit discusses and evaluates the early Republic in New Jersey as well as, the political advances and developmental adjustments. I broke this chapter down into the subcategories and critically read the subcategories I found most interesting which were the Women’s Suffrage Movement, African Americans and Gradual Emancipation, and the Conclusion. The conclusion was very short, but it encompassed the entire reading well and really helped me reinforce what I had just read. I was surprised to discover that New Jersey had some progressive tendencies, for example, allowing women to vote in state elections for approximately 30 years. The law was carefully crafted making it difficult for women to vote, however, single and widowed women that owned their own property were temporarily granted the right to vote. The right was eventually revoked, but it was pretty neat to think that my home state allowed women’s suffrage several years before the women’s suffrage movement proved successful granting women the right to vote under the new, 19th amendment.

All one had to do was to dig down into a placer, and wash the pay dirt. The entire gold country was open to all. No taxes were levied on what the miners found. No towns or roads existed in the gold country. Every miner was on his own, and nobody had to work for wages unless he wanted to. The individualist entrepreneurial spirit that pervades California to this day was born in the gold fields in the summer of 1848. News of gold, free for the taking, continued to spread. By the end of summer the first gold seekers were arriving from outside California. The first immigrants were probably from Oregon, where American farmers had been settling since the early 1840s. Next came men from the Sandwich Islands (now Hawaii). In the autumn new arrivals were coming from northern Mexico, and during the winter large numbers came from Peru and Chile in South America. Still, there was plenty of gold for all, and fresh discoveries were made daily. The immense extent of the gold deposits was becoming

The majority of Connecticut’s state-lands were distributed before the American Revolution by town proprietors. Those distributed after the Revolution continued to be distributed in the same way and were recorded at the town level. Subsequent conveyances are also recorded at the town level.

The northern part of California attracted Americans due to the San Francisco harbor and the rich, fertile soil which became a main reason for settlement in the area. Americans were frightened that pressure to part with Oregon would motivate

In the 1850’s, the Gold Rush in California lead the Chinese to immigrate to California. They were welcomed with harsh treatments and little payment for jobs. Still, they stayed because of the many job opportunities that could provide them with money for their families back in China.

In a discussion in class, we talked about how we would investigate why certain groups of people or located in certain sections of the city. As a class we made city maps, my map shared many sections of the city. However, what I noticed is that my map was empty in certain places that I do not identify with. One section in particular was South Philadelphia, as Italian and Irish people mainly live there. I hardly visit that part of the city and had my first steak this year. This intrigued my interest to investigate Italians in Philadelphia. I will investigate the history of how the Italian immigrants made it to my city.

However, their dreams came crashing down once they learned that they would have to work the most unskilled jobs, as well as live in the most unfriendly environments. As time fled by they started to settle in there new environment’s, and as more and more immigrants came to the United States of America, the more different varieties of groups entered. With having different varieties of groups, immigrants wanted to at least have somewhat of a relation to back home. So the Italians made communities with Italians, and so on. Each different group ended up living in a community of their

Coney Island represents a transformation in American society and culture in the 1900’s in a variety of ways. Amusing the Million is organized to develop Kasson’s theories by taking what Coney Island was at the beginning and walking the readers through what it developed into. I believe that Coney Island’s success is partly to do with the upbringing of the amusement park. Each factor that Coney Island played in transforming American society is still prominent today.

North Beach may not be as magnificent as it used to be in 1871, neither is Japantown. Although North Beach is losing their property due to the Chinese people extending their neighborhood, there are still a few Italians and authentic restaurants and remain they still withhold their traditions no matter what. Japantown also still holds a few authentic places and I believe they will continue on. For me, I appreciate these two neighborhoods for what they are today and what their culture is. I could see them as a great example of Organic Solidarity which makes San Francisco the most unique and deviance city in California.