Rural to Urban Migration By: Monica Rizzo
Learning Goals Understand why people moved from villages to cities Understand urban living conditions Understand working conditions Understand conditions for children
Tenement Life Overcrowded Filthy Lack of Heat in Winter No Running Water No Flush Toilets Lack of or Contaminated Ventilation
Working Conditions
Sweatshops
Child Labor
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
Family Life Family no longer worked together on a farm Cottage industries disappeared Parents and children worked in factories Less time together
What was better? People ate better Sanitation improved Medical advances helped people be healthier Lifespan increased
Did Everyone Benefit
The business owners Best food Best homes Cleanest streets Financial benefits
The Workers Long working hours Hard labor Dangerous conditions Low wages
How does this compare to today?