Industry+LR


 * =Urbanization = ||
 * [[image:Industry-1.gif width="240" height="80" link="Industrial Tech LR"]] || [[image:Industry-2.gif width="240" height="80" link="Tenements LR"]] || [[image:Industry-3.gif width="240" height="80" link="Immigrants LR"]] ||

Native-Born Americans and immigrants were drawn to cities by the jobs available in America's growing industries. The new, modern cities had skyscrapers, public transportation systems and political machines. The wealthiest families had established fashionable districts in the heart of the city. The middle class had moved away from the central city to get away from crime and pollution and also to be able to afford larger homes. The working class families hoped to own a home. Most spent their lives living in tenements, or apartment buildings. Crime was a problem in American cities. Minor criminals such as pickpockets, swindlers, and thieves, thrived in urban cit locations. The Political Machine started because cities grew rapidly than their governments. media type="custom" key="8021926" align="left"