Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
Chapter 17, Lesson 3: Life in Northern Cities (pp. 430-433)
I. A Typical American City
B. Main streets are busy, dirty, and have no traffic regulations.
II. The Changing City
B. Immigrants have flooded the city to work in newly built factories.
C. Living conditions are poor in the slums where many live.
D. Crimes are common.
B. Fresh drinking water is scarce, but gradually fresh-water systems are developed in such cities as Philadelphia and New York.
C. The first police forces and fire departments are created.
D. Cities begin to help the poor.
Lesson at a Glance Outline
A. Typical cities in 1830 are walking cities with no public transportation.
A. In 1860 there is now public transportation, called horse-drawn omnibuses.
III. New Cities, New Services
A. Cities build new sewer systems.
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