Cities
 Many immigrants moved into cities but _____________
Americans were leaving their ________ and looking for
___________________ in the cities
o 1880-1920 11 million Americans left farms to go to
cities
o __________________ as well percent living on farm
dropped from 74% to 54% by 1910
 As more ________ were ____________ in
factories __________ were needed to work on the
farms
African Americans also migrated
 Most lived in the _________ in 1870
 By 1910 large numbers moved to cities
o Due to ___________________ and ruined ________
of the south
How cities grew
 Cities began __________ so people could walk to work
 As public ________________ grew so did cities
 People moved to __________ when the automobile was
invented
 Cities also grew upward with ________________
 ________________________
o Financial offices, law firms and government offices were
located in a central area
o Retail and department stores located in another central
area
Living conditions
 As the middle class moved to the suburbs low-cost
______________ were built
 Neighborhoods were ______________ and buildings were
tightly pact
 Living conditions were ___________
o Cholera, malaria, tuberculosis, diphtheria, and typhoid
were common in tenements
o ___________________ swept through some cities
 Because of disease New York Law required that all rooms had
an ______________
o Dumbbell tenement
 Anyone who had money moved out of the cities to the
_____________ with better _________________
o The gap between the ____ and the _______ grew
o Taxes were raised and government offices were set up to
o improve fire protection, transportation, sewage disposal,
electrical service, water service, and health care
 This gave the government more power which lead to
_______________ on who could run government
 _________________ grew to keep their party in power
Cities
 Many immigrants moved into cities but native-born Americans
were leaving their farms and looking for opportunities in the
cities
o 1880-1920 11 million Americans left farms to go to
cities
o Population shifted as well percent living on farm dropped
from 74% to 54% by 1910
 As more goods were produced in factories less
people were needed to work on the farms
African Americans also migrated
 Most lived in the south in 1870
 By 1910 large numbers moved to cities
o Due to segregation acts and ruined farmland of the
south
How cities grew
 Cities began small so people could walk to work
 As public transportation grew so did cities
 People moved to suburbs when the automobile was invented
 Cities also grew upward with skyscrapers
 Specialized areas emerged
o Financial offices, law firms and government offices were
located in a central area
o Retail and department stores located in another central
area
Living conditions
 As the middle class moved to the suburbs low-cost
tenements were built
 Neighborhoods were overcrowded and buildings were tightly
pact
 Living conditions were poor
o Cholera, malaria, tuberculosis, diphtheria, and typhoid
were common in tenements
o Yellow fever swept through some cities
 Because of disease New York Law required that all rooms had
an outside window
o Dumbbell tenement
 Anyone who had money moved out of the cities to the
suburbs with better living conditions
o The gap between the rich and the poor grew
o Taxes were raised and government offices were set up to
o improve fire protection, transportation, sewage disposal,
electrical service, water service, and health care
 This gave the government more power which lead to
competition on who could run government
 Political machines grew to keep their party in power