History

Cedric Wiley

24 October, 22:51

By 1920, more Americans lived in cities than in rural areas. What was one explanation of this change?

The growth of railroads caused towns to spring up along their routes,

Industries tended to develop and grow in key cities, Factories needed large numbers of workers. People moved into the cities to work

in those factories

O Most farmers moved from rural areas into cities, where they bought small plots of land, They grow food for their own families there

The government wanted cities to grow, so it pold Immigrants from Europe to move into the cities,