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Here is your new prompt, which I think builds on last week's question:
Anaylze the primary causes of the population shift from a rural to an URBAN environment in the United States from 1875-1900. How and why did transportation developments fit into this shift? Were there any changes in the economy to help explain this shift? Pick one "thing" and explain your reason. As always, contribute something NEW to the conversation!
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Railroads is a very important cause of the shift from rural to urban. Railroads provided more jobs and expansion of cities. Railroads helped improve the nation's prosperity. It also helped have a rapid and reliable communication. The telegraph wires were expanded more with the railroads. New opportunities for making money emerged. Railroads were very important, they had an extremely positive change to our nation.
ReplyDeleteTrue the railroads did do a lot of good to the nation,but they also did have the negative affects. Like the monopolization in the steel business which intertwines with some the corruption in the government at the time.
DeleteI agree Railroads contributed greatly to the shift from rural to urban. They allowed people to transport goods throughout the country which in many cases was expensive.
DeleteRailroads greatly impacted our nation. It definitely helped the move from rural to urban.
DeleteThat is true Sayra but the editon of railroads like any new thing in a nation came with scandals and a great deal of trust
DeleteOne of the primary causes of the population growth in the united states was the increase of immigration from people fleeing from Europe. Civil wars and persecution prompted many southern and eastern Europeans to flee their homeland hoping to find a better living in the united states. This urban explosion also helped the rise of powerful political machines during the gilded age.
ReplyDeleteI agree but also because of famines happening in their hometowns.
DeleteThe Irish also came to the US in search for a better living and job. They were taking almost evey job because they didn't care what the wage was or what the conditions in the factories were like.
DeleteI didnt think of it like that i just primarily focused on the shift from the poplation on the us not from immigration. Does that mean that all the immigrants came from rural areas?
DeleteRailroads were the far most important thing in this time of the century. It provided jobs, sought to expand our country where the land *wasn't used*, and created millionaires and metropolitan cities in our country for the first time. As well as steel, which made the rails for the railroads, became a MAJOR resource and the US refined it well. Well, with all of this happening in the city and nothing in the plantations or at the farms, a lot of migration from rural to urban.
ReplyDeleteThese shifts fit well in this time period because a regular people had the ability to do it big, quickly. People got to work for the government by making railroads which then made the cities connect, making it the veins to our country. This made a lot of money for the people and the government. And as long as the government got money, they did not care how it was made. This led to Capitalism.
I agree with you on the railroads being the most important thing to in this time of the century. They allowed more trade to occur and more money for the country which means we can pay off our debts.
DeleteThe rapid expansion of railroads provided the most important change in the nation during 1875-1900.This made a new opportunity for money throughout the United States.Railroads provided faster and more efficient ways to transfer goods from place to place which made money go in faster.This railroads also promoted agriculture which was the main crop after the civil war amongst other states.
ReplyDeleteHowever, Farmers believed that their economic demise was a result from low prices which they received for their produce because of overproduction mainly.
DeleteThe urbanization of America accelerated because of growing concerns for a more financially secure job. For instance, the job of a farmer is all dependent on the quality of the growing season; if one harvest does not render enough food, then the farmer will suffer from a decrease in income. Furthermore, prices for agricultural goods dropped significantly after the Civil War because of a surplus in agriculture. Unfortunately for poor farmers, advancements in the development of transportation systems increased competition among famers nationwide because crops could be sold to a wider market of people. As a result, farming then became a extremely difficult job that could produce profit. Therefore, farmers began moving to the cities were factory workers were paid regardless of droughts, weather, or plunges in the market.
ReplyDeleteGrowing concerns for a secure job was one of the factors for this but also remember but also the technological advancements during this time. Products during this time became more efficient thus the reason for child labor. Factories and farms had become so machine and robotic like. Great post!
DeleteAnother reason could be because of the taxes the people would place on the farmers to ship raw goods from city to city. That could have gotten annoying.
DeleteThe rapid expansion of Rail Roads was one of the main causes of the population shift because along the railroad tracks there where also telephone lines making communication across the country possible. Also along the tracks were cities on both sides of the tracks. It made transportation across possible. Although the economy was not at its best at the time the rail roads made some people very wealthy.
ReplyDeleteThe railroads also allowed workers to get to there jobs much faster so they got more work done
DeleteYes. the railroads helped connect the nation in one. It led to many opportunities for those in the rural area which influenced them to move into the urban. many of the transcontinental railroads allowed for progress to occur. But railroads also had its cons. As you said, it only made certain people wealthy.
DeleteI agree with you a 100%. It also helped with the agricultural side of the economy because farmers were able to transport their good alot faster and more efficiently.
DeleteGood response Joceline. Steamboats also affected the population shift because they could transport people across the country to new cities. They also increased communication between the citizens. People were able to find new opportunities in more suburban areas.
DeleteAgreed, but immigration also caused rapid development and industrialization of major port cities, which gave jobs to farmers who were put out of the farm by machinery.
DeleteThere were many causes of why there was a population shift from rural to urban ares. There was the beginning and fast expansion of rail roads, cars were being made, there were more available jobs in the city industries and many new immigrants settled in the urban areas. Transportation had a fit to this because since rail roads were being developed in the city that is were the people wanted to be. Rail roads and automobiles attracted the people. Because of transportation more opportunities opened up like the expansion of cotton farming. Railroads opened the land to create cotton almost everywhere. More cotton grew and farmers developed their lands to be even bigger! The revolution of transportation gave great opportunities to the cotton industry.
ReplyDeleteAgree.Transportation was a major concept in transforming our nation to what it is now.This also brought economy up like you mentioned.Another reason this country became urban was in increase in population.
DeleteI agree, immigration and transportation did cause a rapid growth in population. However these factors came with negative effects. One of the main immigrants that came were Chinese. This led to the Chinese exclusion act in response to economic fears. Also, corruption was going on in the steel industry.
DeleteA reason that the urban areas had a huge boom at the time was because of the migrants pouring in around the years of the turn of the century. Due to the fact that many of the newly arrived had no knowledge of where to go and had no currency to do anything they would stay in the cities and work in the factories.
ReplyDeleteImmigrants working in factories was a big reason for more urban areas. If most immigrants had became farmers than factories workers than there wouldn't have been an increase of urban areas.
DeleteI agree that immigrants going into factories did increase the number of people living in the urban areas.Which immigrants didn't have many choices so factories was the best place an immigrant could go to to work.
DeleteI agree that the new immigrants coming to America did greatly contribute to the urbanization at this time because when they arrived in America they didn't know where to go, so they went to the factories to get a new and cheap job to start a new life.
DeleteThe main reason in which there was a movement from rural areas to urban was because of people wanting a better lifesyle with higher expectations.Therefore, moved into cities and found better jobs rather than farming because of the economy of industrial revolution.Also by using the railroads or cars to move from place to place easier and faster.There was also people many immigrants that created a bigger population.
ReplyDeleteTrue, but there was also problems due to the movement was overcrowding of the urban enviroments.
DeleteThe economy and the rise of industry produced great prosperity for the Gilded Age.
DeleteChanges disrupted traditional economies and society, and many, particularly farmers and workers, failed to share in the bounty of the new world. In a state with an economy still largely agricultural, this meant that many in the state were mired in poverty
I agree but you didn't mention that the "better lifestyle" these people were expecting and by people I mean the working class was no where to be found once they hit the urban areas greed had led to the upper class controlling most of the money and the middle class just stopped existing. You were either filthy rich or starving poor.
DeleteMoney is also another reason people moved to the city
Deletei agree Many people would fail at farming or couldn't produce to survive.
DeleteCars were the main reason of the movement to urban lifestyles. In many of the urban places their was cars and in cars people saw opportunities to get jobs that they couldn't get.It also meant things could get transported easier. Another reason was the steady employment that many immigrants and farmers that weren't so successful looked as a good thing or a way to get rich.
ReplyDeleteAlso advances in mass transportation allowed the middle class to live in nicer neighborhoods, including bedroom communities in the suburbs, and commute to work.
DeleteI agree that TRANSPORTATION was the main reason and cars were just a factor just like railroads. Automobiles have come along way from the start.
DeleteCars were indeed very important to increased urbanization, along with steamboat power and railroads. These three methods of transportation allowed for citizens to obtain new opportunities in this advanced nation.
DeleteCars weren't used until the late 1800s(probably around 1899-somewhere around there)but that would have been too late in the movement from rural to urban lifestyles. Cars were a prestigious thing to have, and only the rich could afford such a luxury. The majority of people could not afford automobiles so they had to settle for less- and it was this majority of people whom were moving from rural to urban.
DeleteWell Raquel the first car to be used was in 1885, and the movement from rural to urban lifestyles was still going on so it wasn't too late for the rural to urban lifestyles.
DeleteIndustrialization in the factories provided more jobs and increased productivity. New machinery provided more jobs as well as petroleum refinement and railroad building. As opportunities increased to make money more jobs were open in the urban areas at really low wages not to mention that competition for those jobs increased too due to the immigrants coming in like the Irish who would do the work for any pay at all disregarding the horrible working conditions. The population shift definitely had to do a lot with new opportunities and the thought of the "utopian" life now that there was enough for everyone. But really was there? Most of these people moving towards urban life really had it bad because they were poor with absolutely no way to move up. Also railroads really cheated farmers in the rural areas making tariffs to send their products to market way too high. How were they to survive out in the rural parts with no way to send their goods to market?
ReplyDeleteThe opening of more industries made more jobs i agree, which meant there had to be more men/women open for work.
DeleteI agree, I also believed that the main reason for the population switch was because of how the factories and building of railroads offered more jobs to the people.
DeleteThe rapid industrialization caused movement from rural to urban. Farmers who struggled moved to cities to make money. The construction of the railroad and construction of better roads helped people move into the cities. The factories provided the perfect place for people to work
ReplyDeleteAlso the living conditions that were offered like running water and electricity was a perk to get people to move into the new industrialized world.
DeleteFarmers struggled because of the cost of the machinery to farm their land . Many went bankyrupt when they couldn't afford paying the banks what they had borrowed to purchase these so they move to the cities on a search of job (money) .
DeleteThese are all key contributors for the move to urban areas. However, there were still farmers who made a living, but the creation of machines eliminated the need for many people to work on the farms.
DeleteFarmers felt that competition with railroad monopolies and trusts would prove difficult to profit from. Additionally, farmers felt that a currency circulation shortage and nature seemed to be putting them in debt or even out of business. Plus, the overproduction of agriculture and falling agricultural prices contributed to the Great Depression.
DeleteThe main reason there was a movement to urban from rural was mostly the freed slaves were moving up for better lifestyles.they had been given the freedom so they sought it were they can succeed and become rich.Many humans who moved to urban areas was because they failed in the rural which is farming and sought opportunity.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. Most people were struggling to make a living and it was farming was not a sure thing. With a job in a factory you at least get something.
DeleteI like how you incorporated the concept of former slaves. Eventhough they were still viewed as "little" by a few others, they began adding profit to the economy throughout industrialization, mainly factories. They slowly began decreasing in the area of agriculture.
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This is very true, many of the freed slaves were now in search of a better life making them move to cities instead of rural places.
DeleteThis is true farming was not something that they could live from since the materials needed were very expensive and they ended in debt with the banks.
DeleteOne primary cause of population shift from rural to urban environment was immigration. When immigration increased, cities and major ports started to grow and take away rural area . Most jobs immigrants took were at factories than becoming farmers which caused for more urbanization. which also took away rural area.
ReplyDeleteTrue. Immigration eventually led to more farming which cause them to need more land that they coyld farm on.
DeleteI agree the amounts if immagrants increased the process if innocent national therfire the process of undustrialzation occurred more rapidly.
DeleteFor me one of the primary causes of the population shift from a rural to an urban environment in the United States was due to industrilization which created thousands of jobs based on manufacturing leaving the agricultural society behind. Most factories were located in cities and provided new opportunities for anybody looking to earn money and better lifestyles. With the introduction of the assembly line more factories required more people, and used women and children as means to reduce labor costs and maximize profits. Manufacturers also, hired the many newly arrived immigrants who were anxious for work, which later made up the majority of the cities population. In addition, many farmers were starting to fall into poverty, since they were unable to sell their goods at the prices they wanted and the cost of transporting their goods was to expensive. This, thus forced many to leave their rural life and move to an urban one in which they started working in factories to be able to gain a living.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, however, it wasn't just new immigrants that made up the industrial labor force, farmers saw that there were job openings in the cities, so they would move there in order to find a better job than farming.
DeleteThe main contributing factor to the population shift from a rural to an urban environment was due to industrialization. Immigration led to the rapid development and industrialization of major port cities, which in return gave jobs to former farm workers that were put out of their jobs by the different types of industrialization and led to better pay in factories than on the farms. Just as the growths of the cities were affected by immigration, industrialization also developed rapidly in the hands of the 'new' Americans. Since more factories were being built in the urban areas, it meant a large amount of jobs for immigrants. Different things acted as a pull to promote living conditions like running water, electricity, and other services. At the same time, the new electric trolley were offering a safe, affordable, and practical method of travel and relocation to big cities.
ReplyDeleteThe population shift to urban communities mostly had to do with money. Work in rural areas were limited but when the farmers or plantation workers moved to urban areas there were vast ways to get a good income and being able to have transportation also made it much more persuasive.
ReplyDeletei agree that transportation made it more persuasive. With railroads coming up it made the country seem more excited to work and get the world open to this new technology. they wanted to know what would be next.
DeleteThere were many innovations that were causes for the change in the country and one was the growing and evolution of cars. Modern gasoline fueled engines started to replace the steam powered engines and were a big part of transportation. Everyone all over the world were looking for better ways of transportation which led to people going to the city. Automobiles attracted all different kinds of people and drove them into the city.. literally. Lol
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that transportation and cars could be one of the reasons for the change in population but I disagree that it was the main reason. Industrialization also played a big factor in why so many people came from the rural to urban areas.
DeleteThe industrial ways held more jobs open for people and more opportunities to gain money. Greed was the cause for the sudden shift from rural to urban, more and more industrial centered jobs came upon the people. Transportation developments also fit into this because the railroads were a major part of the Gilded Age and a huge business of the industrial center. It made it so much easier to transport goods and less people farmed.The economy majorly shifted, the high class only got higher and the low class got lower, the middle class was practically gone by then. Greed encouraged those who were already rich to gain more wealth preventing those who have little to no wealth to just lower.
ReplyDeleteThe main reason in which there was a movement from rural areas to urban was because of The Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC). Which was a regulatory agency in the United States created by the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887. The agency's original purpose was to regulate Rail Roads and Rail Roads were a Huge reason why there was a movement from rural areas to urban area. They also provided a faster and more efficient way to transfer goods from place to place which made money go in faster.
ReplyDeleteGreed also contributed to the change of rural to urban, many of the already rich became even richer. Farmers could not use the railroads due to the rich who charged far too much. Less farming and more industrial jobs appeared.
DeleteI posted it as a comment :
ReplyDeleteThe economy and the rise of industry produced great prosperity for the Gilded Age.
Changes disrupted traditional economies and society, and many, particularly farmers and workers, failed to share in the bounty of the new world. In a state with an economy still largely agricultural, this meant that many in the state were mired in poverty
The shift of the population from rural to an urban was a result to many different factors. For example, a huge factor was the industrialization growth and advancements. People believed that the rapid industrialization would bring many new opportunities and a better lifestyle. The machinery and the new inventions brought the idea of easier labor and positive effects for the workers. Transportation helped the workers find it easier to access the jobs and reach their destinations easier. As transportation improved, people saw this as a new and better example of an improved lifestyle.
ReplyDeleteThe change from rural to urban was the effectof immigration. Many immigrants such as Irish and Japanese and Germans came for better lifestyle and for they new jobs that were available even though they did notboay much. It was the American dream and it attracted so many people to the city. Which meant more jobs, more cities.
ReplyDeleteRailroads and immigration were a great factor of expansion in the united states. The railraods made it easier for things to be transported for the immigrants that were working in factories, this caused more jobs and a shift in the rural to urban areas.
ReplyDeletei agree with you also, and another factor would that they aimed for a better living as in running water and electricity.
DeleteThe population increased due to urbanization around the 1875-1900. Immigration, transpiration, and work force played a big role in the growth. However, i think money played the biggest role. People wanted better lifestyles so they sought to get jobs for themselves in order to provide for their families. Also, cars and railroads made it so much easier to get from place to place. Because they were a success and made a good profit, more and more were being made. Urbanization also was the cause of many factories so the work force increased. However, due to corruption and cutting wages, the available jobs decreased.
ReplyDeleteOne of the main reasons for the shift from rural to urban was Industrialization . Industrialization opened up many job opportunities to people. Many factories were now opened and required people to work . The economy wasn't so great before then so as soon as a job was available people took advantage and went for it . Farmers also couldn't afford the large machinery they need to crop their land and many of them went bankyrupt. So instead of staying on their farms they went on and search for a better life on the cities. Women wanted to be independent and show that they could work too so they left their homes and move to the urban areas. This rapid growth of industrialization was helpful to the economy at first . Been benefitial to the public and owners of the large corporations that were growing . But everything has a limit . Soon the cities were crowded and immigrants kept coming in search of a job. Cities grew up and out. Competition for work grew and poverty increased . The "tenement slum living" was common since there was so many to fit in one small growing city. The effect of urbanization due to industrialization hamper America.
ReplyDeleteOne of the most obvious reasons why there was a shift from rural to urban was because of the railroads. there was railroads constructed in the most isolated parts of the state, which connected them to the more developed areas. By 1895, railroad companies had completed 2,373 miles of track.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you the creation of the railroads was a major part of the urban areas to be populated . More immigration to get to the cities to get jobs.
DeleteOne primary reason for the shirt to rural was due to just the whole industrialization process. After the railroads business began to boom it was soon followed by other process of industrialization. It began to make things simpler while still creating profit for the government.
ReplyDeleteThe Industrialization was a big role for both immagrants and the farmers that moved to the cities. After they saw that the railroads were a mean of fast transportation that they could move their goods faster and make money faster then they moved. Then the factories came along and attracted more people that wanted to make more money for their family.
DeleteThere were many changes in the economy to cause the shift. Business started opening up more due to the industrial revolution. Another big thing that caused the shift was the beginning of the railroads. Railroads gave help to not only the economy but the agricultural part of the economy.
ReplyDeleteThere were many reasons for the population shift from rural to urban areas. Industrialization increased the amount of jobs in the cities and decreased the need for many people on farms. With many immigrants "taking" jobs, it was more important than ever to be near the cities.
ReplyDeletesome key points to the population shift Included immigration, machanization and industrialization. immigration was occurring in the western coast if the u.s. in hopes of obtaining residency and occupational standards for living. due to the amount of foreigners innovation was taking place. new machines were being built in order to replace the jibs of people. Immigration led to the rapid development and industrialization of major port cities, which in turn gave jobs to former farm workers put out of their jobs by mechanization.
ReplyDeleteThe primary causes of the population shift, from a rural to an URBAN environment, in the US from(1875-1900), was because of the new machinery and transportation built. This new machinery increased the production of goods and the companies profit. Since the companies were increasing their profit, more workers were hierd. Immigrants moved into the cities in search for better jobs, other than farming, because farming has certains seasons to be able to have a productive land. In the other hand, factory workers were paid regardless of the weather. Also, the building of railroads made it easier for a worker to move, from one place to another, faster.
ReplyDeleteBetter machinery was a good attribution to the shift in population. It caused factories to become more advanced and in need to skilled and unskilled workers.
DeleteSome of the primary causes of the population shift from a rural to an urban environment in the United States were the spread of commercial agriculture,and the railroads. Railroads provided a great transportation for both crops and people. As more crops were transported and farmers began to economically prosper, farmers became more encouraged to find greater opportunities. Often, they turned to factories. Immigrants also added to the the industrial population as they began to work in the factories.
ReplyDeleteAna Mendoza
A primary cause of population shift from rural to urban was the increase of immigrants. Immigrants being either Chinese Irish and etc.. working on railroads which had connected cities together for the transportation of goods and people through the nation. The connecting of the railroads and the cities had increased the number of immigrants living in the cities. While having jobs the immigrants had a place to live which had shifted the number of people in rural than in urban.
ReplyDeleteI agree that immigrants did have a hand in increasing the amount of people living in an urban area. While working on the creation of railroads which would lead to transport of goods when finished.
DeleteThe expansion of urbanization of the United States was due to many factors, and one vital cause was the development was the development of transportation. Railroad networks increased transportation of goods across the nation. It also led to growth of other industries such as the steel and coal industries. Not only railroads, but steamboats also contributed to the increase in transportation of goods and people. There were no obstacles preventing the people from finding other liveable land. Now the citizens started to settle in other parts of the country, they shifted away from the rural scenery to a more urbanized setting.
ReplyDeleteAt this point in time, you either had to get with the program or stay behind. The world was industrializing,and so was everyone else as well. Where there was big factories there was work, and the more factories-the bigger opportunity of achieving a job than achieving one in a rural area. All the money was in the city, and many people dreamed of riches.The city is also full of opportunities- it was and still is a place where a person can find themselves- "The City of Dreams"...It goes without saying that Railroads were a BIIIIIIGGGGG cause to the movement from rural to urban. Railroads literally moved the people :D - it helped them move into the city faster than previous transportation before that. To save money, it was better to live in the city where all the work was, then to spend money everyday on moving from the countryside to town.
ReplyDeleteOne major reason there was a population shift from rural to urban between the time 1875-1900 was because of the growth of economy. In this point of time railroads were being built which was a major boom for the factories. Along with the factories coming up meant their were jobs that needed to be done. With jobs being offered in the factories people were starting to move out of the rural area to be closer to the factories. Which was a major shift of population.
ReplyDeleteThe economy had a great effect on the urbanization of the US. Due to advanced mechanization for agricultural purposes (steam plows, reapers, and tractors), the productivity of agriculture greatly increased. This led to declining agricultural prices during these years. Now there was no need to worry about the problems that crops would cause, there would be more time to focus on expanding industrial factories and transportation, as they were the key to the advancement and urbanization of the United States. Due to mechanization taking over the harvesting of crops, people were less needed for labor, so they sought new opportunities in urban cities. That led to a substantial increase of urbanized communities.
ReplyDeleteAnd also due to the rise in need for factory workers.
DeleteImmigration was a cause that contributed greatly to the population shift form rural to urban. Immigration led to a rapid development in the industrialization of major port cities. This, gave many farmers new job opportunities, because farmers were rapidly being replaced by more efficient machines. This then led to a decrease in rural populations and an increase/growth in cities. Workers from the farm had no other choice then to pursue employment in factories in the city. Time to moooove to the city.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, Alejandro. However, the immigrants made it harder for farmers to get jobs in the cities. The reason why is because the immigrants were taking any factory job making it harder for farmers to work.
DeleteThe Gilded Age was a period of major economic changes. There was a shift in the country's economy which was caused by the hunger to obtain better jobs and make more money. Due to many improvements in machinery, factories needed more laborers. Farmers and immigrants were seeking better opportunities to live better lives and have better jobs and during this time, factories were in need of skilled and unskilled laborers. Transportation would be greatly needed. Railroads were a major contribution because they allowed us to expand the range of industrialism throughout the nation. We could now import and export more efficiently.
ReplyDeleteThe population shift from rural to urban areas was mostly caused by the increase in the need for factory workers. Also for the first time women were allowed to work in the factories so they mostly left their family's farm to go work in factories.
ReplyDeleteI agree. Don't forget cheap labor by the immigrants. Immigration was a huge contributor to factories. Also, children were able to work in factories.
DeleteI agree however the Lowell Factory girls were working well before 1875. Same concept i would add the children working though. Good Comment.
DeleteThe primary causes of population shift from a rural to urban environment in the U.S from 1875 to 1900 were immigration, industrialization and railroads. Immigrants came into the U.S for cheap labor. They knew owners would prefer them over the Americans that wanted an increased pay. Factories provided many benefits to where even women and children were able to work, but the safety of the workers was in jeopardy. Railroads mostly affected the economy in a positive way, although there were many negative outcomes. Railroads allowed transportation of goods, factory items, and even people.
ReplyDeleteElida, I agree with you on your point with immigration. The immigrants were taking jobs left to right, not caring about the working conditions or anything. It set a trend for many more immigrants to follow.
DeleteThere were many causes of population shift. There were transportation, immigration, and a decline in agricultural prices.
ReplyDeleteTransportation- Railroads and Cars began to be built. Railroads and cars made it much more simpler to transport products. Transportation also played a vital part in starting up other industries.
Immigration- Immigrants were a source of cheap labor. Sure they put out hardworking citizens, but with a great amount of immigrants coming over, many company owners took the cheap way out, which was paying immigrants to do the good much less than what they deserved. And many other immigrants thought they could come over, not knowing the language spoken here, to get a job to support them and their families. It was a trend.
Agricultural Prices decline- Prices declined as a result of foreign competition and domestic overproduction.
A reason that the urban areas had a huge boom at the time was because of the migrants pouring in around the years of the turn of the century. Due to the fact that many of the newly arrived had no knowledge of where to go and had no currency to do anything they would stay in the cities and work in the factories.
ReplyDeleteThe massive population shift was due to the bulding of railroads as well as the industrial advancements. Railroads made it easier to get to the big cities from rural areas. The railroads "stitched the nation together" becoming one of Americas major industrial marvels, naturally creating interest in travel. The industrial factories also attracted several people. With a high demand of production in quick time during the gilded age, job postitions were always open and moving.
ReplyDeleteAn explanation for the massive population shift was industrialization. As immigrants were coming in from foreign countries, they saw that there were jobs in factories, and the business owners knew that they would work for minimum wage so they were hired. This caused more and more people to move to the city in hopes to find a decent job.
ReplyDeleteThe primary causes of population shift from a rural to urban environment in the U.S from 1875 to 1900 were railroads being built, more immigrants from not only Europe but also Asia had now started to come to the US in search of jobs. The United States' population started to grow very rapidly causing more cities being built and more factories to create things that could be sold.
ReplyDeleteThe population boom in this time period came mostly because of the Europeans that were leaving their country because of all the war and famine that was happening there at the time. Transportation was changing because through land and sea because of the incoming immigrants. Transportation that got developed were things like boats and vehicles
ReplyDeleteI agree with the fact that immigration had to deal with a big portion of it. In my opinion, the transportation that had the major effect on the increasing urban population were the railroads because they transported already U.S residents to where they needed. Once the immigrants arrived, they also used them to get where needed to. Without them, traveling on land wouldn't be as fast.
DeleteRailroad Enabling Act 1866 transferred millions of acres of land and the resources and raw materials below ground into the hands of railroad development companies.Innovations in manufacturing and communication joined by demographic changes led to a fusion of population growth, urbanization, and industrialization. developments in transportation and mass transit made possible the concentration of manufacturing consumption in cities. After 1880, the new immigration from southern and southeastern Europe along with rural-urban migration within the United States provided workers and consumers for urban marketplaces.
ReplyDeleteThe transition from a rural to an urban environment in America can be a result of many things such as: The transcontinental railroad, the constant feen for gold, or the immagration from other countries. but the most impactful would have to be the transcontinental railroad. It gave americans a new light. it made trade quicker and easier and it also drew attention to our beautiful land.
ReplyDeleteA combination of several various factors tied into the increasing population to the urban areas of the U.S. A profound reason to the migration was the involvement in railroads! Transportation became so much easier getting from point A to point B and could transport large quantities of various thing or people. Also, the more jobs available in the urban areas made for the poor people who needed occupation move closer to make it easier on them. Lastly, immigration took a grand role in the population boom. Being new to the country with no prior knowledge, they resided wherever they could.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you towards the immigration. Since immigrants had no prior knowledge and needed money, they got whatever job they could in order for them to survive
DeleteThe economic times caused the population shift from rural to urban. The railroad helped transport large amounts of people from the farmlands to the cities. The reason why people moved was because of the rapid growth of jobs for factories in the cities.
ReplyDeleteAlthough that's true, I think that the population shift happened more due to the new jobs than the railroad.
DeleteOne primary causeof the population shift from a rural to urban was industrialization. Factories were begining to be built and this brouhgt in more work labor. With new factories being open, there was a need of more workers, and what more than one who would work for less. Immigration was also being seen, being immigrants they would work for less meaning factories could run for less cost. Other factors such as electricity and running water also brought people to shift to an urban life. Not only did it give them job opportunities but also improved their living conditions.
ReplyDeleteThe economy, and particularly the rise of industry, produced great prosperity. These developments also encouraged the movement of many people from the country to the city, producing a cultural and social transformation. But all of this was expensive. Changes disrupted the economy and society, and many, especially farmers and workers.
ReplyDeleteThe population growth in the United States is mostly from the. Immigration were Europeans leaving there home land . They didn't have an education most likely. So they had no idea where to go but to the cities and get jobs by working in the factories and building the rail roads . The building oftthese rail roads made it easier for transportation from one cities to another. More work for immigrantion
ReplyDeleteAlthough there are many causes to the major population change during these times, the main factor that directly causd it was the economy. Many Europeans that left their home town came to America to get a job and make more money. As for the farmers that left their farms, they came to make more money, like everybody money is a big factor to a happy life. If money wasn't a problem then the shift from rural to an Urban lifestyle wouldn't of occured. Transportation was a major part too if the farmers wanted to make money faster the trains would move their goods faster.
ReplyDeleteI agree because with the economy booming people wanted to cease that opportunity and make big profit.
DeleteThe population shift from rural to urban areas was primarily caused by the new jobs that were created by the new factories being created. The factories meant that the people would not need to go out and buy items like seeds, and rent equipment to get the fields ready, which were very expensive to the farmers. It also meant that the people would not need to be farmers in dept, but just workers in a factory trying to make a living.
ReplyDeleteRailroads! Railroads railroads railroads! These railroads made it easier to travel from city to city thus making it easy for immigration. At the time there were many jobs open, one of these including building railroads, therefore the building of railroads made it easier to get to and from these jobs. Factories were also needing more workers, all of this caused people to move from rural areas to urban areas.
ReplyDeleteyour so right,railroads were a huge factor for the population shift! Thanks to railroads people were able to send and receive good much quicker and where there are job there are people.
DeletePopulation shift was caused be industrialization. More factories were being created and work was needed. More people started getting away from agriculture and started becoming more and more industrialized. And the industrialization helped boost the economy rather than work in the rural areas.
ReplyDeleteA lot of people populated from rural to urban due to the fact that more work opportunities were in big cities. Also because the railroads were built and society wanted to see where the industrialization was leading towards.
ReplyDeleteThe the shift in population from rural to urbacn was an a resultant of the advancement in technology.Technology has always been somewhat prevalent from the beginning. As American cities began to form, many people began to invent things that could be useful to the construction and maintenance of the American cities as well as the business that operated within them.
ReplyDeleteYou're right! These advances in technology made it easier to build cities and transportation, therefore there was a huge increase in population in urban areas.
DeleteOne primary cause in the change from rural to urban was transportation such as train tracks. Though many immigrants were involved in the creation of railroads, and also lived near the large populous near they worked which was cheaper for them. This increased the amount of people living in an urban area which were mostly immigrants which helped to create the railroads.
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