URBAN INDUSTRIALIZATION

NEW YORK CITY GROWS TO THE SECOND LARGEST

• Factory jobs attracted millions

SKYSCRAPERS REVOLUTIONIZE BUSINESS

• Skyscrapers squeeze in more people

MASS TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPS

• Trolleys become essential to commute

SHOPPING BECOMES A PART OF LIFE

• Stores like Macy's emerge

INDUSTRIAL JOBS ATTRACT IMMIGRANTS

• "New immigrants" seek new work

UNEMPLOYED BECOMES A NEW CLASS

• Rural professions become neglected

IMMIGRANTS FIT INTO CITY

• Jews were used to urban life

DUMPING GROUND VS MELTING POT

• Nativists didn't want immigrants to assimilate into city

ELECTRICITY IS PREVALENT

• Electricty and telephones attract rural people

ARCHITECTURE LEADS TO GLAMOR

• Large buildings and bright lights made the city appealing

PRIMARY SOURCE DOCUMENT

IT CAN BE INFERRED FROM THE PSD THAT...

• Cities were extremely crowded
• A variety of ethnicities and cultures came together in the streets