Urbanization

Before skyscrapers, building in New York were usually not taller than 6 floors because...

• buildings were not strong enough to be taller

• people did not like the way tall buildings looked

• most people did not want to climb more than 6 floors of stairs

• they were illegal to build

What was one of the first complaints about the newly built NYC subway?

• the stations were too dirty

• the trains were slow

• the trains were too crowded

• the tracks had rats

  
  

multi-family apartments, usually dark, crowded, and barely meeting minimal living standards

• tenure

• tenement

• skyscraper

• graft

What is one example of how industrialization, immigration, or urbanization impacted the United States?

Why were railroads so important during this time?

• they moved goods more quickly and less expensively over greater distances

• they were fun to ride on to go visit family in other states

• people could ride on railroads to get to their jobs in another city

What is Urbanization?

• Growth of Cities

• The Growth of Inventions

• The challenge of immigration

• The growth of farms

What was the result of the industrial growth during the late 1800's?

• Immigration to Mexico

• Agricultural economies

• Urbanization

Job opportunities caused movement in America. People moved from--

• the rural countryside to the city

• the United States to Mexico

• The United States to Canada

• cities to the country

Where did you most likely live in 1890 if your parents worked in a factory like the one seen in the picture above?

• New York City

• Atlanta

• Chicago

• Philadelphia

Where did former farmers move in order to find work?

• Rural areas

• Great Plains

• Cities (urban areas)

• Suburbs