History of the United States II / Unit 4 USH2 0451 short lesson, about 20 seconds
From Farm to City
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The idea
Between eighteen sixty and nineteen twenty the United States shifted from a rural nation toward an urban one, as Americans and immigrants crowded into its cities.
In practice
New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore, Cincinnati, St. Louis and Chicago swelling decade by decade.
Where people slip
Factories drew workers to the cities, and new technology made it possible to house and move them.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
- Nothing. This is a starting point.
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