Industrial Revolution & Urban Problems—Poem
Posted by ryan on May 14, 2009
This is what we did in our Social Studies Class for a project.
The Industrial Revolution contributed to the Urban Problems in America
I came to the Land of Opportunity
Hoping for a moment
That will change the course of my life
A hope came to America
Where we took a huge step
Where many jobs were produced
By the hundreds of the thousands
We called it
Industrial Revolution.
That brought emigrants
New disease and epidemics
Were brought up to.
It wasn’t same as it was before.
A normal day would be,
Crime, noises, and violence.
New York City
Started to pack with people
Where U.S. began to grow more at a dramatic rate,
The death rate rose at a breathtaking rate,
And also did the cities of America.
Contaminated water,
Formed improper sewage,
Which resulted in epidemics, typhoid fever, and cholera.
15 million people born,
In two decades, before 1900.
This brought growing pains,
Poverty,
Widespread drinking,
Economic growth, overpopulation,
And much, much more.
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