Title: Urbanization - GIlded age
Headings: what is urbanization?
what is urbanization?
Cons of urbanization
PROS of urbanization
RESULTS
OVERALL

Content: PROS of urbanization
Skyscrapers added to the big life in the cities. They allowed for many businesses and people to be on a smaller portion of land rather than taking up a big piece of land. Louis Sullivan made popular the idea of high rises in which people lived high in the skyscrapers above city streets. Elevators were created because of skyscrapers. Elevators made it easier and accessible for the handicap to live high in skyscrapers instead of taking 10 flights of stairs just to get to the top floor. Cities during the Industrial Revolution led to wealth for our nation. The big businesses were formed during this time which helped our nation and society tremendously. RESULTS
The graph to the right shows the percentage of total population of people in rural areas and urban areas during the time of 1850 to the 1900s. The graph compares the difference between the rural and urban areas and how rural population decreased as time went on while urban living increased as time went on. Although rural living was always more than urban, urban population went from 15 percent in 1850 to 40 percent in 1900.