Was Immigrating To American Cities?

Was Immigrating to American cities better than staying in farms? During the mid 1800s, Reconstruction had already occurred and many people moved west in hopes of becoming rich with all the elements they had found. During this time of period, many new things were being discovered as well as the railroads were being constructed. After the Civil War, prices in cities on food, clothes, etc were being decreased because so much of that was being made and produced. Many immigrants were starting to think, maybe moving out to the west was a good idea while others thought it was a bad idea, but the question is, was moving to american cities helpful or hurting. Moving to American cities in the late 19th century was a good idea because of food, it was
They started to leave their country because of push factors. Push factors are reasons why people were leaving their country. People left their country for better food and groceries. During these times the railroads were being constructed and farmers found a way to make money. Moving to cities would make it easier for you to get food by going to the local market instead of waiting for your crops to be ready. According to the Manuscripts from the Federal Writers’ project, people would go to this market and it would be a gossip exchange and the owner would make a lot of money because everyone would go there and buy food. “All negotiations were carried out at The Ginsbergs”. This quote shows how owning a market could make you lots of money and it wasn’t just for food, it was for other reasons too. Also farmers would make more money because their crops would be
It wasn’t just a small little building, the buildings had started to be over 1,00 ft. They also had elevators to make it easier to get places. Railroads had also made it easier to get from one place to another. American cities had started to make railroads and the trains were steam powered making it easier to get places. While in farms, there was only horses or you had to walk from one place to another. According to Henry Reece, who lived in farms during the late 1800s, he said, “But when I saw my first trolley car slipping along Cottage Grove Avenue in Chicago...slipping along without horses or engine or apparent motive power... well it was too darned too much for me. I didn’t know what to think”. This quote supports my reasoning because it shows how this ,man was fascinated on seeing the trolley car and was excited for new changes.
If he didn’t move to the cities he would not have taken part of seeing such a wonderful trolley car. And finally, civilization had started to increase in American cities making it easier to socialize and get some opportunities for jobs that will help you to have a better