WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
GILDED AGE POLITICS
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Crop failures across the US forced many Americans to leave their farming life styles
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America shifted from an agrarian society to an industrial society, therefore more people moved to the cities for all the jobs.
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Many Americans believed if they moved to the city, they would not have to deal with Immigrants
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None of the above.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Urbanization during the Gilded Age was caused by poor farming conditions, massive immigration, and economic opportunity in cities. The rise of big farming led to small farmers losing their land. Many gravitated to urban areas looking for jobs.
Detailed explanation-2: -One important result of industrialization and immigration was the growth of cities, a process known as urbanization. Commonly, factories were located near urban areas. These businesses attracted immigrants and people moving from rural areas who were looking for employment. Cities grew at a rapid rate as a result.
Detailed explanation-3: -Owing most of their population growth to the expansion of industry, U.S. cities grew by about 15 million people in the two decades before 1900. Many of those who helped account for the population growth of cities were immigrants arriving from around the world.
Detailed explanation-4: -Overview. Americans increasingly moved into cities over the course of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, a movement motivated in large measure by industrialization.