* 1860- 6.2 million * Cities grow because of 1. Immigration 2. Rural to urban migration - People leave the farm due to decreased opportunity - Mechanization of agriculture, more opportunity in cities Cities Problems * African Americans begin to move, not * Overcrowding large movement North until after WWI. * Crime * Disease * Move to the city in response to limited * Poverty opportunities in rural areas * Exploitation * Water-Sanitation * Pollution * Mechanization of Agriculture Immigration First Wave of Immigrants (1820-1860) Second Wave of Immigrants (1860-1920) 1. Irish – 2 million * 1865-1890 9 million arrive – 2. German – 1.5 million * 1890-1915 16 million arrive – 3. British – 750,000 * 1910 Half the people of the cities are – 4. Scandinavia immigrants * 1825 – 10,000 immigrants * 1845 – 100,000 per year * 1854 – 428,000
* 1860- 6.2 million * Cities grow because of 1. Immigration 2. Rural to urban migration - People leave the farm due to decreased opportunity - Mechanization of agriculture, more opportunity in cities Cities Problems * African Americans begin to move, not large movement North until after WWI. * Move to the city in response to limited opportunities in rural areas * Mechanization of Agriculture * Overcrowding * Crime * Disease * Poverty * Exploitation * Water-Sanitation * Pollution Immigration First Wave of Immigrants (1820-1860) 1. Irish – 2 million 2. German – 1.5 million 3. British – 750,000 4. Scandinavia * 1825 – 10,000 immigrants * 1845 – 100,000 per year * 1854 – 428,000 Second Wave of Immigrants (1860-1920) * 1865-1890 – 9 million arrive * 1890-1915 – 16 million arrive * 1910 – Half the people of the cities are immigrants