Confirm the conditions in rural farm life and urban city life for people living in the late 1800s by clicking on the correct boxes for each heading. Note - answers could go under both headings. (U6.1) TEKS - 13(A)(1 point) RURAL FARM URBAN CITY more structures built closer together better economic opportunities cleaner living conditions and fresher air no electricity, telegraph or telephone services factories hiring lots of workers children working long hours like adults long travel to get to a post office

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Here’s how the conditions in rural farm life and urban city life can be categorized for the late 1800s:

RURAL FARM:

  • cleaner living conditions and fresher air
  • no electricity, telegraph or telephone services
  • long travel to get to a post office

URBAN CITY:

  • more structures built closer together
  • better economic opportunities
  • factories hiring lots of workers
  • children working long hours like adults

Conditions that could go under both headings:

  • children working long hours like adults (in cities and sometimes on farms during peak seasons)