Why did cities grow quickly during the Industrial Revolution?

Answer 1

The Industrial Revolution saw the birth of factories, which started making many goods that people from the countryside made by hand, and the factories made them cheaper and for mass consumption, especially textiles. People who traditionally had woven textiles at home on looms couldn't compete. Plus these factories offered hundreds of jobs, so many people moved from the countryside into the cities for work.

Answer 2

Industrial revolution modernized cities. It lead to the introduction of factories which caused production of goods on large scale at a quick pace due to the use of machines. This created employment opportunities for many people. The goods produced were cheap and so the common people shifted from using handcrafted goods to machine made goods.

Answer 3

Dozens of new machines were made and the cities benefited from it.

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Answer 4

By rivers and river valleys

Answer 5

Fewer Workers were needed for farm work

Answer 6

cities became overcrowded, and urban pollution increased (APEX)