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Unit 7: The Nation Changes
Chapter 17: The Nation is Industrialized
Lesson 2: The Growth of Cities
 
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Industrial Cities

The population of American cities grew rapidly because of the new . In the cities, streets were paved and and water systems were developed. Boston built the nation's first in 1897. The invention of the was made possible by the invention of the elevator and the development of cheaper steel.

The New Immigrants

Many of the new immigrants during the time of the industrial revolution came from Southern and Eastern and lived in cities where jobs were plentiful. The new immigrants lived in overcrowded, unsafe where diseases spread rapidly. Housing became a big problem. In 1871 in Chicago, a destroyed a third of the city, killed hundreds, and left 100,000 people homeless.

Helping the Immigrants

Most of the immigrants who arrived in the United States were poor and did not speak English. In 1889, started the nation's first community center, or , for the poor in Chicago. It provided services such as child care, education, and language lessons for immigrants. Many Americans wanted to stop immigrants from entering the United States. Laws limited European immigration in 1924 and eliminated immigration outright until 1943.

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