1. The Growth of Cities

2. Reasons for Growth
Location
Industry
Immigration
Technology
Migration

3. Location

4. Pittsburgh
Three Rivers
Manongahelia
Ohio
Aleghaney
Near Steel Mills

5. Near resources for steel
Iron ore
Coal
Limestone

6. Chicago
Lake Michigan
Railroad Hub

7. Detroit
Lake Huron
Lake Erie

8. Specialized Industry

9. Pittsburgh
Steel

10. Chicago
Meatpacking

11. Detroit
Automobile

12. Immigration
Thousands moved to the United States from Europe and Asia

13. Immigrants moved to industrialized areas (cities) to get jobs in the factories

14. Technology
Mechanization (the reaper) had reduced farm labor needs and increased farm production

15. Improved city transportation:
Streetcars, cable cars, trolleys and elevated trains were built
Streets were paved
Steel and elevators allowed for building of skyscrapers

16. Migration
Movement of people from one place to another within a nation

17. Industrialization increased need for workers in cities

18. People moved from the farms to the cities to work

19. The Great Migration
African-Americans were moving from the south to the cities for work in the factories

20. 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

21. 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

23. Quick Write or Draw
What would you do to help solve the problems of the growing industrial cities of the late 1800s and early 1900s? Write a paragraph explaining your ideas or illustrate your ideas.