CITIES GROW CHANGE Changes in American Life 1880

OBJECTIVES: BY THE END OF CLASS, STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO: Explain why cities

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How did industrialization change life in the cities? What factors attributed to

GROWTH OF AMERICAN CITIES Industries Set Up Their Factories in Cities Offered Good Transportation

GROWTH OF THE CITIES Millions of People Migrated (Moved) to American Cities Millions of

TECHNOLOGY HELPS CITIES TO GROW Skyscrapers: Helped Millions of People to Live in

TECHNOLOGY HELPS CITIES TO GROW Elevators (1889) Otis Elevator Company Created the 1 st

STREETCARS/SUBWAYS Streetcars Improved Transportation in Cities: People Use to Walk & Or Ride Horses/Wagons

STREETCARS EXPAND CITIES Streetcars/Subways/ Trains Allowed for Cities to Expand People Could Live Farther

TENEMENTS Tenements Were Overcrowded Apartments (Run-Down) Millions of People Moved into Cities to Find

DANGEROUS LIVING CONDITIONS! Tenements Were Extremely Dangerous to Live In: Old Buildings Landlord Neglect

POOR CONDITIONS OF TENEMENTS Major Problems Living in Tenements: Overcrowded (Families Shared Apartments) No

LEWIS HINE (PHOTOGRAPHER) Lewis Hine was a Photographer Who Took Pictures of Tenements Why

SLUMS Neighborhoods Full of Tenements & Poverty Most Notorious Slum was the Lower East

STUDENT PRACTICE/ APPLICATION 1. Read Pages 620 -624 in their US History textbooks. 2.

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CITIES GROW & CHANGE Changes in American Life 1880 -1914 Mr. Lugo

OBJECTIVES: BY THE END OF CLASS, STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO: Explain why cities grew in the late 1800’s. Describe the problems people who lived in cities faced and the efforts to improve city life. Identify the attractions and leisure activities cities offered.

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How did industrialization change life in the cities? What factors attributed to bad living conditions for the poor? How did political machines influence city life positively and negatively? Who is responsible for helping those who can’t help themselves?

GROWTH OF AMERICAN CITIES Industries Set Up Their Factories in Cities Offered Good Transportation & Plenty of Workers Urbanization – The Growth of Cities

GROWTH OF THE CITIES Millions of People Migrated (Moved) to American Cities Millions of Immigrants Came for Jobs! Many Struggling Farmers Moved to Cities for Jobs

TECHNOLOGY HELPS CITIES TO GROW Skyscrapers: Helped Millions of People to Live in Cites Bessemer Steel Process Made it Cheaper to Make Steel (7 x Cheaper!) Steel Was Used to Build Skyscrapers! Very Sturdy! (9/11) Buildings Could Now Be Built Higher & Hold More People

TECHNOLOGY HELPS CITIES TO GROW Elevators (1889) Otis Elevator Company Created the 1 st Elevator All Buildings Used to be Built NO Higher Than 4 Floors World Trade Center Had 110 Floors Imagine walking up 110 floors? ?

STREETCARS/SUBWAYS Streetcars Improved Transportation in Cities: People Use to Walk & Or Ride Horses/Wagons How Long Would It Take to Walk From the East to the West Side of NYC? Richmond, Virginia Was the 1 st City Ever to Have Streetcars! Chicago Built Subways Above Ground (The “EL”) & NYC Built Subways Underground

STREETCARS EXPAND CITIES Streetcars/Subways/ Trains Allowed for Cities to Expand People Could Live Farther & Farther Away from Cities Suburbs Emerged: Valhalla More People Commuted to the Cities for Work & Entertainment

TENEMENTS Tenements Were Overcrowded Apartments (Run-Down) Millions of People Moved into Cities to Find Jobs! Workers Earned Less Than $10 a Week: Not Enough $$$ to Pay For Rent! Moved in with Other Families in Tenements!

DANGEROUS LIVING CONDITIONS! Tenements Were Extremely Dangerous to Live In: Old Buildings Landlord Neglect Poor Design Little Government Control Led to Poor Living Conditions!

THE “DUMBELL” TENEMENT

POOR CONDITIONS OF TENEMENTS Major Problems Living in Tenements: Overcrowded (Families Shared Apartments) No Garbage Pick Up Dumped Garbage into Narrow Alleys No Fresh Air No Running Water Sewage Flowed in Open Gutters (Spread Disease)

LEWIS HINE (PHOTOGRAPHER) Lewis Hine was a Photographer Who Took Pictures of Tenements Why Did He Publish His Pictures in Newspapers?

SLUMS Neighborhoods Full of Tenements & Poverty Most Notorious Slum was the Lower East Side of Manhattan Irony Today?

STUDENT PRACTICE/ APPLICATION 1. Read Pages 620 -624 in their US History textbooks. 2. Complete all Checkpoint Questions on pages 620 -624. 3. Complete Check Your Progress Questions 1 -2 on Page 624. 4. Complete Exit Ticket Question.