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The Gilded Age 9/18/13
URBANIZATION: LIFE IN THE CITIES
Announcements•Friday Sept 20, 2013•Quiz over Gilded Age notes •Wednesday Sept 25, 2013•Exam 1•Material covered so far• Founding of the USA•Westward Expansion• Civil War/Reconstruction•Gilded Age
Bell Ringer•What trends do you see in this chart?•What factors contributed to these trends?
Main Ideas: UrbanizationMain Idea: During the thirty years following the Civil War, the U.S. transformed rapidly from a rural nation to a more urban one.• Cities grew around immigration and industrial centers• Cities were crowded and living conditions were often
unhealthy• Ethnic neighborhoods were established in cities where
immigrants settled• Pollution of cities and waterways increased due to
overcrowding of cities• Human health and quality of life decreased due to
overcrowding
Social Issues• Children• Many children worked in factories performing dangerous
jobs• They were sometimes paid lower wages than adult
workers•Women• Many young women worked in factories that made
textiles• They tended to be young and single• Often wages were lower than men’s wages
• Skyscrapers - lack of space; needed to “build up.”
• Mass transit - needed to move large numbers of people quickly.
BostonSubway
San Francisco Cable Car
Trolley Car
Horsecar
New Urban Environment
Socioeconomic ClassesA. High Society - Upper Class
1. Rich; usually lived in the center of the city.
2. Ex: Vanderbilt Mansion B. Middle-Class
1. Fast-growing social group.2. Doctors, lawyers, engineers,
social workers, architects, teachers, etc.3. Not enough salary to keep up with
upper class.
C. Working Class1. Majority2. Often lived in tenements - crowded multi-family dwellings.3. Many sent their children to work in factories.
Today’s Activity• Fill in the chart on social issues of the Gilded Age• Use your textbook or technology• Work quietly• You may listen to music