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Daily Life in the Late 1800s
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Traditional City before industrialization cities existed for: trade political functions military functions religious functions
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Industrial City during/after industrialization cities existed for: raw materials to gather & be sent to factories new products to be manufactured
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Industrial City industrial cities needed: factories large workforce transportation warehouses stores offices
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Industrial City SMOG was practically always present (coal) smoke & moist air London had a particular problem with it 1873: 268 deaths 1879: lasted for four months
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Migration to Cities many people emigrated from Europe some went to Latin America & Australia most emigrants came to America 1870-1900 about 12 million people immigrated to the United States Ireland, England, Germany, Italy, Russia, & China
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Migration to Cities 1890 New York City had a population that was 42% foreign born not all immigrants lived in New York Chicago, Boston, and San Francisco
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Migration to Cities immigrants had to stop at one of two places before entering the United States -Ellis Island (east) -Angel Island (west)
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Livable City cities modernized water & sewer systems plumbing for houses allowed people to have better water
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Livable City electricity helped keep houses cleaner and more efficient -vacuum cleaners -refrigerators -electric stoves big buildings were needed for housing underground railways helped keep streets clearer of congestion
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Livable City parks were created within cities gave people a place for healthy recreation free to the public
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Suburbs people moved out of the cities to surrounding areas transportation made this possible people could commute to work
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Leisure Activities day-trips & vacations education politics art & literature sports entertainment
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Going to the Beach
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Vacationing
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Education
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Politics
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Romanticism
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Impressionism
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Realism
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Football
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Baseball
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Entertainment
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