Download Growth of Cities

Growth of Cities
Cities in the United
States expanded rapidly
in the late 1800s.
Rural to Urban
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Farmers and African Americans move to the
cities in search of work.
Immigrants flood into the cities in search of a
better life
Railroads help cities grow!
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Chicago and Kansas City : meatpacking centers
New York and San Francisco: major sea ports.
Pittsburgh became capital of the steel industry.
State Street, Chicago, Illinois,
early 1900s
Tenement living
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Tenements are rundown apartment buildings
in the slums.
Apartments were unsanitary, overcrowded
dark rooms.
Several families in one
apartment
One bathroom shared by many
Tenement Living
The Gilded Age
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Wealth of few
Poverty of many
This term was coined by Mark Twain and
Charles Warner in their book
The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today
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The "Gilded Age" in American history during the Era from 1865 to 1901,
which saw extreme economic, territorial, industrial, and population
expansion. The second industrial revolution led, on the one hand, to
the concentration of wealth and the rise of the “robber barons" and, on
the other, to a growing labor union movement.
Health Crisis
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Because of the poor conditions disease
spread easily
The need for public health centers increases
Crime in cities
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Overcrowding and poverty lead to the
formation of gangs.
Violence in the cities increases.