A student is making a list of the positive and negative effects of urbanization in the United States of the 19th century.
POSITIVES:
• It created economic centers and wealth.
• It created a large labor force to spur economic growth.
• It accelerated the American Industrial Revolution. NEGATIVES:
• Cities became overcrowded as space was more limited.
• Crime increased in urban areas.
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Which of the following best completes the list as a negative effect of urbanization?
Responses
A Resources in cities became more plentiful.Resources in cities became more plentiful.
B It caused a decline in immigration.It caused a decline in immigration.
C Pollution became a health and environmental concern.Pollution became a health and environmental concern.
D American citizens displayed less nativism.