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Cities in the Gilded Age

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Historians call the period of American history from the 1870s to 1900 the Gilded

Age.

In the questions that follow, you will learn about one of the most dramatic changes during the Gilded Age: the growth of U.S. cities.

The photographs below were taken during the Gilded Age. They show some of the changes that occurred as U.S. cities grew. Look at the photographs. Then follow the instructions below.

Streetcars transported people along the main travel routes.

Poor people often lived in crowded apartment buildings.

Immigrants from many countries lived and worked in crowded cities.

Streets were often filled with shoppers in growing cities.

Imagine that you are a historian using the pictures as evidence. Complete the text about Gilded Age cities.

crowded apartments

spacious houses

streetcars

many different

subway systems

During the Gilded Age, U.S. cities were bustling with people from

countries. People who did not have much money often lived in

and worked in factories nearby. Cities often had public

that took people where they needed to go.

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