Growth of Cities
Most people moved to the city in search of
jobs
Cities were not prepared for the rapid growth they experienced in the late 1800s.
True or False?
True
How did cities solve the problem of overcrowding?
Built skyscrapers
Mass transit
In 1850, this American city was the only one with a population higher than 500,000.
New York City
Diseases spread easily in tenements mainly because of
overcrowding
How did cities solve the problem of diseases spreading?
Cleaned up streets and rivers
A center for poor city residents to get an education or enjoy recreational activites
Settlement house
By 1900, how many American cities had a population higher than 500,000?
6
Why did cities run out of room to house people in the 1800s?
Buildings were not able to be over 5 stories, so there was little room to house people
How did cities solve the problem of people unable to move freely in city streets?
Mass transit systems
Suburb
African-Americans left the South and moved to cities to escape what?
Discrimination
What problems did cities face in trying to get people to work and around the city?
Roads were bad, no ways to move a lot of people at once
What are three types of mass transit systems used in the late 1800s and early 1900s?
Trains, subways, buses
The most famous settlement house of the 1800s
Hull House
This U.S. city grew from 30,000 people to nearly 2 million people between 1850 and 1900.
Chicago
This was the number one disease spread in cities during the 1800s.
Tuberculosis
Before discovering germs, people believed diseases spread by what?
Miasmas (gases rising from trash and filth)
An event or object enjoyed and shared by many people at once (ballgames, newspapers, etc)
Mass Culture