Indeed, immigrants came to America seeking land that they could farm. But throughout the nineteenth century, the population living in cities rose faster than the rural population. As the 1800s ...

In the last half of the 19th century, America underwent a series of changes ... A technological revolution had taken hold in the country's cities, with new factories employing thousands of ...

who gets to be an American citizen. Nonetheless, even in the highly racialized political environment of the late 19th century, the U.S. Supreme Court endorsed an expansive view of birthright ...