Urbanization In America

In the first two decades of the twentieth century, the United States experienced a large increase in political, economic, and social reforms. During this time, there had been an increase in urbanization, and industrial factories within the larger cities throughout the United States, particularly in the northeastern cities. With the addition of the industries and factories too populated also came a growing number of immigrants, and seekers of wealth and employment. As a result, the population increase would result in major issues which would overshadow the economic gains that came from industrialization. In addition, the rise of industrialization also brought about major issues within the populations of the city. After seeing

For a majority of Earth’s history, its populous has been free to roam and live off of the land, maintaining a balance between the habitat and its inhabitants. However, as technology develops the earth is placed at an even bigger disequilibrium. In the places where massive sequoias reigned, high-rise apartments now stand. Just as water rushed through rivers, cars drive down streets. The populants of Earth continue to innovate, industrialize,and urbanize, but at what cost?

In Chapter 2 of the text “Slavery, Emancipation, and Class formation in colonial and Early National New York” explores the centrality of slave labor and race to the development of class relations in colonial and early national New York City. In the 1600’s slave labor was noted as the central point to New York’s colonial economy and to the survival of European culture. The North colonial economy relied more heavily on slavery for free laborer than Manhattan. As a result of the slave era African American males and females became to central force and the foundation of New Yorkers ‘slave economy. Between 1600 and 1738 the slave population

The roaring twenties, or golden twenties, was essentially the time period that signified the importance of urbanization. As the period progressed, more people began to move out of farmland and into major cities. Cities including New York and Chicago were met with a large increase in population. As population got denser in lighted areas, economy flourished as well. Money became less of an issue and rather a privilege for the typical middle class man or woman. With this, commoners were able to enjoy the perks of living in a big city. As a result, culture in the roaring twenties also prospered.

Post World War Two brought upon not only the Baby Boom but urbanization of the African American community and the Great Black Migration. As the birth rate rapidly increased so did construction growth. However developers began pulling people to the outskirts of cities by creating affordable track homes. Along with the GI Bill this allowed people to afford homes and brought upon a surge in consumption. The growth in consumption and development pulled African Americans to Northern and Western cities in search of a better life. They were tired of the oppression and sought out better opportunities economically. As African Americans and the population moved from the country life to the city, the United States became highly urbanized.

1920s America was characterized by cultural diversification. A decade of remarkable change influenced both social and cultural development, triggering a major clash between rural and urban America. As rural elements were suffocated by rapid urbanization as a result of an influx of immigration, rural America remained traditionalist, outraged by apparent immorality illustrated in urban centers. Rural communities, resentful of urban prosperity and shocked by urban liberalism, frightfully saw the America as they knew on the verge of extinction. The challenge to traditional values thus prompted various efforts to revive values under the threat of urbanization, consequently deepening the gap between the two Americas even more.

Due to the completion of the transcontinental railroad, this gave American industry the opportunity to expand and grow stronger. As a direct result of this, urbanization was able to commence in several regions throughout the nation. This is basically the rapid growth of cities, attracting many different groups of people to move from the country side and live in these cities. These people included: Millions of immigrants, farmers, freed African Americans, and whites living in extreme poverty. The reason so many groups of people migrated to live in cities is because many farmers were losing their jobs due to the rise of machines and technology, while African Americans and immigrants were looking for a better lifestyle.

In the 1920s, enormous cultural change was witnessed in the United States. It was a time of profound change and it is commonly referred to as Roaring Twenties. These historic changes began immediately after the World War I, which ended in 1918, since the United States emerged as the new world superpower. Therefore, the U.S. economy was booming. This was a dynamic decade that is mostly characterized by prosperity, leisure, technological advances, consumerism, and major shifts toward modern values.

"By 2007, more Americans lived in or near cities than they did in rural areas." It's not necessary to know, that more citizens lived in Urban areas than rural. Also, the sentence before was talking about the Urbanization, due to technology improvements, and that the trend quickened from 1860 to the 21st century. It's just an extra detail, added by the author, which does not contribute much to the

Urbanization in the United States in the late nineteenth century resulted from a number of factors, in particular the rise of commercial activity following the Civil War and the industrialization of the period. During that post-bellum period, cities grew along with a rising population of those residing in the cities. Although those two factors might, at first, appear to be the same, they are, in fact, different. In one early study from immediately after the period (Jefferson, 1915), scholars observed that American cities grew by about 15 million people in the two decades before 1900. Immigration from other countries certainly featured significantly in that growth, but the industrial revolution also played a significant role (Schultz, 2013,

The area that constitutes New York City today was originally populated by the Lenape people. These autonomous groups of Native Americans were “dozen-odd groups” who lived between today’s Eastern Connecticut and central New Jersey. They spoke an Algonquian language, lived in seasonal campsites, and dedicated their lives to fishing, farming, and hunting. The first European to enter the New York Harbor was the Florentine navigator Giovanni da Verraza, who was at the time searching for a northwest passage to Asia. Despite the short visit, he named the area Nouvelle-Angoulême in honor of the principal state of the King of France (Burrows and Wallace).

Independence and freedom were at the found of American but ironically the new urban American hindered both. With the increase of industry and growth of urban population, independence was lost. People were trapped in a constant bustle. Early cities were repugnant. They were dirty, polluted and over-crowed. Life inside the city was detestable for most. “The city’s ways and forms were conceived of as too artificial and of the wrong quality to support a more life” . Warner draws forth the idea of the city as artificial which is a very troubling quality. Life in the city was artificial and created a fake way of life. This artificial form was the thing people wanted to avoid. The great populous cities of Europe were over developed and lost their uniqueness they became artificial.

nativism increased- different languages, hard to unionize, worked for low wages, unskilled jobs, mostly Catholic

Cincinnati has a city population of 297,517; however, the metropolitan of Cincinnati is upwards to 2,000,000 (Cincinnati).Compared to other major cities in Ohio, Cincinnati has the lowest city population, but the highest metropolitan population. At a quick glance, the neighborhoods with the highest income are located on the outskirts; meaning lower incomes are typically towards the downtown area. Furthermore, class in this area aligns with the income distribution, thus people with a high class are located on the outskirts. To no surprise, the few pockets of high income neighborhoods within the city are also found near the river along Columbia Parkway (Cincinnati). Also higher incomes are located near main roads and city parks. As a curve

The process of people moving into cities, which is called urbanisation, was happening around the world in past decades. It causes cities to have more labourers and resources than before. This makes a big contribution to the social development of cities. Thanks to these social developments, public services are becoming better in these areas. Citizens can enjoy a better life by access these public services such as better medical care, more education resources and well-built transport. It means an equitable society can be created. An equitable society means citizens can have more opportunities to access social resources and to live a better life. This essay will argue that