The Growth of Cities
Reasons for Growth Location Industry Immigration Technology Migration
Location
Pittsburgh Three Rivers –Manongahelia –Ohio –Aleghaney Near Steel Mills
Near resources for steel Iron ore Coal Limestone
Chicago Lake Michigan Railroad Hub
Detroit Lake Huron Lake Erie
Specialized Industry
Pittsburgh Steel
Chicago Meatpacking
Detroit Automobile
Immigration Thousands moved to the United States from Europe and Asia
Immigrants moved to industrialized areas (cities) to get jobs in the factories
Technology Mechanization (the reaper) had reduced farm labor needs and increased farm production
Improved city transportation: –Streetcars, cable cars, trolleys and elevated trains were built –Streets were paved –Steel and elevators allowed for building of skyscrapers
Migration Movement of people from one place to another within a nation
Industrialization increased need for workers in cities
People moved from the farms to the cities to work
The Great Migration African-Americans were moving from the south to the cities for work in the factories
Rapid Industrialization and Urbanization led to : Pollution Overcrowded immigrant neighborhoods and tenements Which in turn led to disease and health problems Increased crime Labor issues including child labor
Settlement Houses Hull House in Chicago Founded by Jane Addams Provided medical care Classes in various subjects Child care Social Life A community center atmosphere
What would you do to help solve the problems of the growing industrial cities of the late 1800s early 1900s? Write a paragraph in your Interactive notebook explaining your ideas.