212 An Age of Cities Urban Populations Grow the movement of people from farms to cities By 1860 only 1 in 5 Americans lived in a city By 1890 1 in 3 did Jobs drew people into the city Steel mills meatpacking plants garment factories sales clerks etc ID: 772525
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21-2: An Age of Cities
Urban Populations Grow - the movement of people from farms to citiesBy 1860 only 1 in 5 Americans lived in a cityBy 1890 1 in 3 didJobs drew people into the citySteel mills, meatpacking plants, garment factories, sales clerks, etc.
Urban Populations Grow cont…Cities flooded with , and farmers from the plains who were coming back to the citiesAfrican Americans moved to northern citiesChicago, Detroit, NY, Philadelphia grew in AA neighborhoods
City Settlement-Lower Class The poorest people lived in the cities’ center in small apartments called .Many had no windows, heat, bathroomsWhole families would fit into one room! Sickness and disease spread rapidly throughout the overcrowded cities
City Settlement- Moving outward from the center, lived the middle classDoctors, lawyers, business managers, skilled workers, office workersThe conditions in this housing section was much improved from the slums of the poor
City Settlement- Lived on the outskirts of the city in mansions5th Ave in NY cityThe wealthy lived like European royalty
Solving City ProblemsCities were filthyGarbage lay in the streets, plumbing was scarce, crowded, , sicknessCrime ran high as law enforcement was still developing
Urban Reforms standards for construction and safetyFire escapes, plumbing, etc.Trash removal, street cleanersZoning Laws- disallowed companies from building factories in the center of the city Police forces and fire stations Underground sewer systems and clean water
Religious Organizations Lend a HandCatholic Church helped many Polish, Irish, and Italian immigrantsMany Protestant ministers urged middle and upper class citizens to lend a hand as wellThe offered food and shelter to the poor The Young Men’s Hebrew Association helped many J ewish immigrants
Settlement Houses community centers that offered services to the poorJane Adams from Chicago- led this movementShe started the Chicago Hull House in 1889These houses helped them “acculturate” and learn American culture and language Also gave them a place to stay