1. Unit VI – A Growing America Chapter 20 Section 2 – The Growth of Cities

2. The Growth of Cities The Big Idea American cities experienced dramatic expansion and change in the late 1800s. Main Ideas Both immigrants and native-born Americans moved to growing urban areas in record numbers in the late 1800s and early 1900s. New technology and ideas helped cities change and adapt to rapid population growth.

3. Main Idea 1: Both immigrants and native-born Americans moved to growing urban areas in record numbers in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Immigrants and native-born Americans 1900 Immigrants and native-born Americans By 1900 –40 percent of Americans –About 40 percent of Americans – –New York City, Chicago, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Boston, and Baltimore –35+ cities

4. Factors of Urban Growth New immigrants New immigrants Families from rural areas Families from rural areas African Americans from the rural South African Americans from the rural South Railroads Railroads

5. Growth of Urban Areas What system put Chicago at the heart of the nation’s trade in lumber, grain and meat? What system put Chicago at the heart of the nation’s trade in lumber, grain and meat? Railroad lines intersected in Chicago, bringing new workers to growing industries. What industry employed many new residents in Chicago? Railroad lines intersected in Chicago, bringing new workers to growing industries. What industry employed many new residents in Chicago? How might Chicago’s population growth eventually change to the look of the city. How might Chicago’s population growth eventually change to the look of the city.

6. Main Idea 2: New technology and ideas helped cities change and adapt to rapid population growth. challenges Cities challenges –building space –less crowding

7. Building Skyscrapers Typical city buildings in the mid- 1800s American steel industry late 1800s Architects began using steel beams. –skyscrapers Invention of the safety elevator

8. Getting Around Mass transit –Elevated trains, subways, electric trolleys middle-class Americans Many middle-class Americans

9. New Ideas mass culturemass culture open public spacesopen public spaces department storesdepartment stores world fairs and public entertainmentsworld fairs and public entertainments mass communicationmass communication

12. Changing Cities What building material allowed architects to build taller buildings? What building material allowed architects to build taller buildings? Would you rather have lived in a city or in suburb in the 1880’s? Would you rather have lived in a city or in suburb in the 1880’s? Name two newspaper publishers who used color comics to attract more readers? Name two newspaper publishers who used color comics to attract more readers? How would the Marshall Field department store have attracted the business of 10 th graders? How would the Marshall Field department store have attracted the business of 10 th graders?