USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Urbanization. The Gilded Age saw the United States shift from an agricultural to an urban, industrial society, as millions of Americans flocked to cities in the post–Civil War era. Nearly 40 percent of Americans lived in urbanized areas by 1900, as opposed to 20 percent in 1860.

Detailed explanation-2: -New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia had over one million inhabitants. In fact, roughly 40 percent of Americans lived in cities and the number increased as each day passed. The rapid increase in city populations caused crime rates to rise and disease to spread rapidly.

Detailed explanation-3: -There has been a very large shift from rural living to urban living throughout the US population from 1800 through 1990. As we discuss this change, we will continue to focus on what this means for seniors and senior healthcare. In 1800, 94 percent of the US Population lived in a rural setting.

Detailed explanation-4: -During the Gilded Age there were around 11.7 million people that came to America. From those 11.7 million immigrants10. 6 million of those immigrants came from Europe, which made up 90 percent of the immigration population. The Canadians made up 6.7 percent and then the Chinese made up 1.7 percent.

Detailed explanation-5: -In United States history, the Gilded Age was an era extending roughly from 1877 to 1896, which was sandwiched between the Reconstruction era and the Progressive Era. It was a time of rapid economic growth, especially in the Northern and Western United States.