WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE
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cities that were overcrowded, congested and polluted
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philanthropists establishing foundations to help the poor
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passage of legislation limiting immigration to urban areas
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demands for an end to the power of the political machines
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Rise of the City The industrialization of America led to huge population growth in urban centers; by 1900, 40% of Americans lived in cities. The industrialization of the late 19th century brought on rapid urbanization.
Detailed explanation-2: -New York’s growth in the early nineteenth century was driven by the rise of manufacturing in the city, which itself depended on New York’s primacy as a port. New York’s growth in the late nineteenth century owed at least as much to its role as the entryway for immigrants into the United States.
Detailed explanation-3: -Gilded Age Cities Urbanization and technological creativity led to many engineering advances such as bridges and canals, elevators and skyscrapers, trolley lines and subways. The invention of electricity brought illumination to homes and businesses and created an unprecedented, thriving night life.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Gilded Age also witnessed intense population increases from urbanization and immigration in the industrial states of the Northeast. In the American political system, population equals political power.