1. Rise of Cities in the United States

2. Why Did Cities Grow and Develop? Skyscrapers

3. Specialized Industries

4. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Steel Production – makes steel for building houses and skyscrapers

5. Specialized Industries

6. Chicago, Illinois Meat Packing – meat was sent here to be prepared and made for consumption

7. Specialized Industries

8. New England (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine) Textile Industry – spun the threads and cloth that make clothes

9. Specialized Industries

10. Detroit, Michigan Automobile Industry – cars were now affordable for the average American

11. Immigration

12. Millions of immigrants came into Ellis Island to become U.S. citizens

13. Why Did Immigration Increase?

14. ANGEL ISLAND ELLIS ISLAND

15. Why Did Immigration Increase? HOPE for better opportunities ESCAPE from oppressive governments ADVENTURE RELIGIOUS freedom Do You Hear What I Hear?

16. Life of Immigrants Tenements – poorly built, overcrowded apartment buildings

17. Life of Immigrants Sweatshops – workplaces where immigrants spent long hours in hot, unhealthy work conditions making clothes.

18. Improving City Life Jane Addams creates Hull House Hull House was a settlement house which gave immigrants opportunities in education, learning English, recreation and social activities.

19. Child Labor Children began working at young ages Full time jobs working 8-15 hours a day Textile factories, farms, newsies, mines, sweatshops To provide for their families