Urban+Renewal+(1-7)

=Urban Renewal=

Urbanization affected many people in positive and negative ways. It created many jobs from all the new factories opening. Many labor laws were created because of the unhealthy and unfair working conditions. Many businesses came about during this time period such as AT&T and Ford Motor Company. Cities became over populated because everyone moved to big cities instead of relying on farms.

New York City The creation of the Erie Canal established NYC as a business hub, and a great trading post. However, rapid industrialization caused major cities like New York to explode in growth. Millions of immigrants came for opportuinities, only to serve 12 hour workdays for low wages. This made New York City the second largest city in the world (3, 400,000).