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Date Posted: 21:57:41 09/29/02 Sun
Author: Jordan
Subject: Ch7 - The Rising Cities

I.Rising Cities
A.despite all the changes America was still very much a rural and agrarian nation
i.3.% percent lived of the non-indian population lived in cities for 8,000 or more by the 2nd census in 1800
-10% lived west of the Appalachians, far from urban cities
a.most of the country remained wilderness, and even the largest cities could not begin to compare to cities such as London and Paris.
-philadelphia:70,000; New York: 60,000; Baltimore, 26,000; Boston, 24,000; and Charleston:20,000
B.Urban Life
i.most urbanites wanted the finer things that even the wealthiest farmers would not think to buy
a.they also looked for diversions such as music, dancing and other forms of popular culture such as horse racing
ii.it would be hard to believe that this small nation could ever become a complex society but forces were already at work
a.Thomas Jefferson, although a great supporter of the agrarian ideal, found that he must face the changes that society was going through because those changes would ultimately change the country

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