WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
SECOND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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the size of rural areas increased
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agriculture became less important
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cities had better living conditions
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jobs were located in the cities
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Detailed explanation-1: -Population growth Many people left the countryside in order to seek out new job opportunities in nearby towns and cities. Others arrived from further afield: from rural areas in Ireland, Scotland and Wales, for example, and from across large areas of Europe.
Detailed explanation-2: -“Cities grew because industrial factories required large workforces and workers and their families needed places to live near their jobs. Factories and cities attracted millions of immigrants looking for work and a better life in the United States.”
Detailed explanation-3: -Many farming or peasant families were kicked off their land for industrial farming and herding. They moved to cities, where populations were growing rapidly, hoping for work in the new factories.
Detailed explanation-4: -The new jobs for the working class were in the cities. Thus, the Industrial Revolution began the transition of the United States from a rural to an urban society. Young people raised on farms saw greater opportunities in the cities and moved there, as did millions of immigrants from Europe.