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Assignment:
Answer the following questions:
1. What event in New York City's past do you think had the most influence on the city? Defend your opinion with evidence from the material we studied in class.
2. Discuss the inluences on New York City of one or more immigrant group.
3. Discuss the subway's impact on New York City. Provide evidence from the material presented in class.
4. Discuss the impacts of the grid in New York City.
5. According to the material we have studied, what benefits does Central Park provide for New York City's residents and tourists?
6. Discuss the reasons why Central Park was created.
7. In what ways is Seneca village a symbol of all of New York?
8. What is gentrificaltion and what factors facilitated its spread in New York? Please refer to material we have studied in class.
9. What are the results of gentrification. Be specific and use material we have studied in class.
10. How do we know about the lives of African Americans in New York City's early years?
11. What does the evidence tell us about Black lives in early New York?
12. What does the life of Elizabeth Jennings tell us about 19th century New York life?
13. What did Manhattan look like before the arrival of the White Man?
14. Discuss the life style of the inhabitants of Manhattan before the arrival of the Dutch.
15. How did Manhattan get its name and what does it mean?