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Chapter 8 Lesson 3

Chapter 8 Lesson 3 . Growing Cities. Moving to Cities. Cities grew quickly in the late 1800s and early 1900s Most new immigrants came to work in cities Many people moved from farms to big cities, fewer farm workers were needed because of new machines. Chicago Booms.

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Chapter 8 Lesson 3

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  1. Chapter 8 Lesson 3 Growing Cities

  2. Moving to Cities • Cities grew quickly in the late 1800s and early 1900s • Most new immigrants came to work in cities • Many people moved from farms to big cities, fewer farm workers were needed because of new machines

  3. Chicago Booms • Chicago grew quickly because of its location near transportation routes • Stockyard: a fenced in area where large numbers of animals are kept until they are used as food or moved to another place • Skyscraper: first on was built in Chicago

  4. Changes in Cities • Technology allowed cities to grow, but crowding cause problems • Growth of steel industry made skyscrapers possible • Electricity for lights, elevators, shop signs, stages • Rapid Transit: a system of trains used to move people around cities

  5. Cities grew noisier and more crowded • People began living in slums, a poor, crowded part of the city • Tenements (slum buildings) were not safe

  6. Helping Each Other • Immigrants helped each other find jobs and places to live • Jane Adams and Ellen Gates Starr opened the Hull House in Chicago. It was one of the first settlement house in the US. • Settlement House: a community center for people in cities • People came to learn English, get medical care, or find jobs

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