Today we finished the test that we started yesterday. We then started to research our group project. Kara and I have the chapter 7:2- The Challenge of Urbanization. During the 19th century the urban population grew five times as big due to industrial jobs in the city- also because farmers had been hit economically hard. This happened in the Northeast and Midwest= rapid urbanization. Many immigrants went into the city because:
- cheap and convenient place to live
- unskilled labors were hired
- steady jobs in mills and factories
THe Americanization movement was ment to try to splurge all these different ethnic groups into one. Although many immigrants wanted to keep their ways of life, and people who shared their beliefs backed them up. Inventions in farming included the McCormick Reaper and Steal plow which lessened many jobs from farming. It was also a very hard time for Native Americans because they often times had to move between cities to escape discrimination and segregation.
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