Farmers abandoned their fields and moved into towns and cities primarily due to economic factors such as declining agricultural income, lack of access to markets, and better job opportunities in urban areas. Industrialization also played a role in drawing people to cities seeking higher wages and improved living standards.
They were known to use canals, rivers and railroads newly built around that time, in the settlement of the Northwest Territory, in order to move their crops between cities on the East Coast. I think.
Many farmers were moving to cities in search of better economic opportunities, as urban areas often provided more stable income and access to services. Industrialization also made farming less profitable, leading some farmers to seek alternative livelihoods in urban areas.
Many farmers sold their land and moved to the north during the Great Migration in the early 20th century to escape economic hardships, racial discrimination, and to seek better job opportunities in industrial cities. The promise of higher wages and improved living conditions in the North attracted many African American farmers looking to improve their circumstances.
Immigrants settled in big cities at the end of the 19th century for job opportunities in industries like manufacturing and transportation. Farmers moved to cities seeking better economic prospects and escape agricultural hardships. Big cities offered a chance for a better life, social connections, and access to services.
Job opportunities
They could not compete with large landowners who had slaves
Farmers decided to sell their land and move to the cities were they became beggars.
Farmers bore the main tax burden and faced more difficulties than any other class
They reduced the need for farmers in rural areas, forcing rural families to move to cities.
Large farmers made small farms move to the city for wealth because they took all the wealth.
Farmers abandoned their fields and moved into towns and cities primarily due to economic factors such as declining agricultural income, lack of access to markets, and better job opportunities in urban areas. Industrialization also played a role in drawing people to cities seeking higher wages and improved living standards.
Farmers try to move into the cities for jobs but they cannot afford homes in the city so they build their own in the outskirts and thats how a slum occur.
Because many farmers cannot farm, they move to the slums of the big cities to find jobs. This causes overcrowding in the cities & less manpower to farm. This &causes famine diseases. _Airiana
It gave landowners new agricultural methods and Large landowners forced small farmers to become tenant farmers or give up farming and move to the cities.
Farmers provided food and labor for the cities.
people move to the cities some times to get better lives.For their jobs.