new york things to do Archives - ToursMaps.com ® http://toursmaps.com/tag/new-york-things-to-do Mon, 19 Sep 2016 10:23:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.9 New York Guide for Tourist http://toursmaps.com/new-york-guide-for-tourist.html http://toursmaps.com/new-york-guide-for-tourist.html#respond Fri, 23 Sep 2016 22:36:00 +0000 http://toursmaps.com/?p=220347 Burgeoning Town When the Erie Canal opened in 1825, New York became the ocean gateway for the Great Lakes region. Business flourished and shipyards abounded in this major port, but even so there was too little work for newcomers. Blacks, Irish and Germans lived on top of each other in crowded shanty towns. The Catholic Irish were resented, and religious conflicts erupted. It was at this time that the American press began to play a highly influential role in politics. Hotly debated issues of the day included state support for Catholic schools, the immigrants’ right to vote and the abolition

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