Urban+Renewal-(2-7)

a.) The industrial revolution created many new jobs in cities. This drew in massive crowds of workers living in crowded in small towns, polluting water by dumping the trash into the ocean. The fumes given off by the factories were destroying the environment. And urban areas were growing rapidly.

b.) Philadelphia was the most popular city in the United States and served as the nation's capital in 1774. The state government left Philadelphia in 1799 and the federal government left in 1800, however Philadelphia was still the largest city in the United States and a financial and cultural center. Philadelphia's urban areas grew by more buildings and highways getting build, and by the rise of big business, which lead more people to migrate to Philadelphia. Today Philadelphia is the sixth most popular city in the United States and the largest city in Pennsylvania.