Daily life in the late 1800s

Cities grow and change The industrial city Before the industrial revolution most cities existed to serve as trade, political, military or religious functions. In the industrial age factories required raw materials coming in, goods going out and being sold in the market.

Urbanization the growth of people moving from the countryside to the cities. examples of growth of cities from urbanization of workers looking for industrialized jobs

Lowell, Massachusetts it was the first cities to industrialize due to its textile factories

Chicago, Illinois had a huge meat packing industry

Pittsburgh Pennsylvania had a lot of jobs in the steel industry.

Life in the industrial city Cities were a lively and crowded place

Health conditions in the city was bad due to the burning of coal

At first city’s had poor sanitation

Eventually reforms were made and cities built water and sewer systems

The first skyscraper designed in 1883 helped solve the problem of available space in a city.

Underground railway systems solved the problem of congestion of the city streets

Electricity made home life more convenient.

The suburbs As cities became more crowded they expanded their boundaries to include the surrounding areas.

Education, Leisure, and the Arts Increased industrialization created a need for a more educated workforce. after 1870, government passed laws requiring education for all children Not all social classes were educated equally Vocational and technical schools gave some member of the working class more opportunities

Leisure With the growth of railroad it allowed more families to enjoy a range of activities Cultural activities became available Public libraries and museums opened for the public.

Change in the arts Romanticism: movement that originated in Europe partly as a reaction from the industrial revolution

Examples of Romanticism artists William Wordsworth Ludwig van Beethoven

Realism: movement in reaction to the Romanticism movement

Some examples of Realism artists Charles dickens Leo Tolstoy

Henrick Ibsen

Impressionism: movement in which artists tried to capture an impression of a scene using light, vivid colors, and motion.

Example of a Impressionism artist Claude Monet

review Name 3 problems early cities faced before city reform movements? Why did industrialization increase the need for education?

project William Wordsworth Ludwig van Beethoven Charles dickens Leo Tolstoy Claude Monet