Watch the documentary New York: A Documentary Film (links below). You ONLY need to watch the specified times below (about 15 minutes total). I have also included 2 images (below the video links) for you to examine.
Part 1 Questions: Using the video, the images, and the textbook, write a short essay answering the following questions:1. What do the videos reveal about living conditions in urban areas during the mid-1800s?2. Why did nativism become a powerful movement during the 1840s and 1850s? Who did it target, and why?3. What elements of the images below reflect nativist fears and negative stereotypes of immigrants? How do you think this imagery affected the way Americans thought about immigrants?
Part 1 Links:• VIDEO 1 – New York: A Documentary Film, Episode 2, part 3 – https://youtu.be/OIEagsM__as (watch from minute 4:35 to minute 7:44)• VIDEO 2 – New York: A Documentary Film, Episode 2, part 4 – https://youtu.be/zSjhrjKFg-I (watch all 9 minutes)• VIDEO 3 – New York: A Documentary Film, Episode 2, part 5 – https://youtu.be/xIPRLlQG-yI (watch from the beginning to minute 3:20)