In 1790, the country of the United States was mostly rural, about 95%. That means that only 5% of people lived in a town of 2,500 or more. There were a few large cities in the United States some were, New York, Boston, and Philadelphia. The south was almost all rural expect for a few small cities like New Orleans. By the 1880 the industrial revolution had sparked a rapid grow in cities because of people looking for work. Cities became crowded and the realtors ripped off those who had no other place less to turn. Changing cities into overpopulated and poorly sanitized places. Rapid Urbanization really started when the industrial revolution did. With the invention of the things like Spinning Jenny, a weaving machine that allowed the
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Large corporations saw an opportunity to take advantage of the large amount of labor force they could obtain from the poor people. They lowered wages which lead to strikes and protested, as well as, the hatred of immigrants. When a strike broke out the owners of the corporations, instead of raising the wages, would hire strikebreakers, for a low wage, which mostly consisted immigrants. Many governments state and Federal was riddled with corruption. Political members were some of the most corrupt of these people. They illegally gave contractors jobs for their vote in the election, permits to build were also given to people who would vote. They would give money, food and jobs to anybody willing to for them. Which lead to politicians winning because of criminal activity. As cities continued to grow transportation became an issue. With some factories not a quick walking distance from some residential areas and tenant buildings. To help with this carriage on rails that ran on railroad tracks, called horse cars were invented in 1832. It was later changed into the tram which runs on electrically powered rails. Then eventually some cities implemented subway, which ran …show more content…
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Levy, John M. Contemporary Urban Planning. N.p.: Taylor and Francis, 2012. Print.
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Morgan, David R., Robert E. England, and John P. Pelissero. Managing Urban America. Washington, DC: CQ, 2007. Print.
Chudacoff, Howard P., and Judith E. Smith. The Evolution of American Urban Society. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2000. Print.
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Urbanization in America; Siteseen Ltd. by Linda Alchin;Web; 28 February 2017.
Urbanization in America; Siteseen Ltd. by Linda Alchin;Web; 28 February
Large corporations saw an opportunity to take advantage of the large amount of labor force they could obtain from the poor people. They lowered wages which lead to strikes and protested, as well as, the hatred of immigrants. When a strike broke out the owners of the corporations, instead of raising the wages, would hire strikebreakers, for a low wage, which mostly consisted immigrants. Many governments state and Federal was riddled with corruption. Political members were some of the most corrupt of these people. They illegally gave contractors jobs for their vote in the election, permits to build were also given to people who would vote. They would give money, food and jobs to anybody willing to for them. Which lead to politicians winning because of criminal activity. As cities continued to grow transportation became an issue. With some factories not a quick walking distance from some residential areas and tenant buildings. To help with this carriage on rails that ran on railroad tracks, called horse cars were invented in 1832. It was later changed into the tram which runs on electrically powered rails. Then eventually some cities implemented subway, which ran …show more content…
"The United States of America." Urbanization of America - TheUSAonline.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Mar. 2017.
"City Life in the Late 19th Century - American Memory Timeline- Classroom Presentation | Teacher Resources." Library of Congress. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Mar. 2017.
"Urbanization in the 19th Century U.S.A. - AP U.S. History Sample Essays - Study Notes."Go to the Front Page of StudyNotes. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Mar. 2017.
Levy, John M. Contemporary Urban Planning. N.p.: Taylor and Francis, 2012. Print.
Boehm, Lisa Krissoff, and Steven H. Corey. America's Urban History. New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2015. Print.
Morgan, David R., Robert E. England, and John P. Pelissero. Managing Urban America. Washington, DC: CQ, 2007. Print.
Chudacoff, Howard P., and Judith E. Smith. The Evolution of American Urban Society. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2000. Print.
Works Cited unknown,Immigration to the United States, 1820-1860, http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/immigration-statistics.htm, Accessed March 7, 2017.
Urbanization in America; Siteseen Ltd. by Linda Alchin;Web; 28 February 2017.
Urbanization in America; Siteseen Ltd. by Linda Alchin;Web; 28 February