City Life Section 5

City Life  The Big Idea Cities in the United States experienced dramatic expansion in the late 1800s

Growth of Urban Areas  Main Idea 1: New technology and ideas were developed to deal with the growth of urban areas.

Growth of Urban Areas  Immigrants and native-born Americans moved to cities in the late 1800s, causing rapid urban growth. About 40 percent of Americans lived in urban areas by 1900.

Growth of Urban Areas  Some city residents were businesspeople and skilled workers; many more were poor laborers.  African Americans from the South began moving to northern cities to find better economic opportunities in the 1890s. Peace. Im outta here.

Growth of Urban Areas  New Technology Stronger and cheaper steel led to the construction of skyscrapers.

Growth of Urban Areas  Traffic was a major problem in the late 1800s. Mass transit helped solve that problem.

Growth of Urban Areas  Mass transit was public transportation designed to move lots of people. Elevated trains, subways, electric trolleys are all part of mass transit. Brooklyn, NY had a lot of trolleys in their streets that people had to “dodge,” or avoid getting hit by. That is how the Dodgers got their name. The Dodgers were originally from Brooklyn, NY before moving to Los Angeles.

Growth of Urban Areas  Many middle-class Americans moved to suburbs outside cities. Cities like Lake Forest are suburbs.

Growth of Urban Areas  America began to develop forms of mass culture: leisure and cultural activities shared by many Giant retail shops, or department stores, appeared in city centers. World fairs City parks The Chicago World's Fair in 1893 Marshall Field & Company was a department store in Chicago that grew to become a major chain before being acquired by Macys.

Urban Problems  Main Idea 2: The rapid growth of cities created a variety of urban problems.

Urban Problems  Other Urban problems included Shortage of affordable housing which created overcrowded tenements Disease and health problem caused by overcrowding and lack of sanitation Fire and crime

Urban Problems  Help from city governments was limited by lack of funds or internal corruption. William Marcy Tweed, known as "Boss Tweed," was an American politician most famous his corrupt leadership. At the height of his influence, Tweed was the third- largest landowner in New York City.

Urban Problems  Many private organizations stepped in to help the poor. Some individuals set up settlement houses, or neighborhood centers in poor areas that offered education, recreation, and social activities. I like it a lot.

Urban Problems  The most famous settlement house was Hull House, founded in Chicago in 1899 by reformers Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr. Worked for reforms such as child labor laws and the eight-hour workday

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