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What caused the urban migration in the United States? short paragraph

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Urban migration in the United States was driven largely by industrialization: factories and expanding urban industries created many higher-paying jobs that pulled people from rural areas and attracted immigrants. At the same time mechanization of agriculture and land consolidation reduced the need for farm labor, pushing rural residents to cities. Improved transportation, better access to education and services, and social factors—including the Great Migration of African Americans leaving the segregated South for northern industrial jobs—also contributed to rapid urban growth in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.