City Life 2nd IR

Why did many people choose to move to cities?

• Cities offered variety, promise, and a big of glamour

• Cities had jobs that paid more than rural farms

• City life was hard and Americans were up for the challenge

• City life is where all the bros wanted to be, bro.

How did public transportation change urban areas?

• It created suburbs

• It made cities even more cramped

• It provided easy transportation from tenements to factories

• It made cities cleaner

What issues created by urban living made life difficult for many city dwellers?

• Safety concerns such as fire, crime, and conflict

• Public Transportation was too expensive and left out the middle and poor classes

• Comforts were often too expensive for people to afford

• There were no problems

Which of these was not a factor that expanded rural-to-urban migration?

• Unpredictable weather conditions

• Excitement of city life

• African Americans trying to leave the rural south

• Working conditions in the city

What was one advantage of urbanization for poor workers who migrated to cities in the late nineteenth century?

• They had access to sufficient healthcare

• They had access to electricity and other technologies

• They were better able to provide their children with educational opportunities

• They earned wages that enabled them to have a higher standard of living