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Why did farm workers and their families move to the cities in the 1800s
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Why did farm workers and their families move to the cities in the 1800s

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A major reason why farm workers and their families moved to the cities in the 1800s is because the US was undergoing a period of industrialization, and many more jobs were opening up in factories as opposed to farms. 
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