did a majority of the American people live in cities by 1920?

Answer 1

The answer is "Yes"

Answer 2

Yes

Frederick Jackson Turner (1861 - 1932) evolved a theory of American history based on the influence of the frontier in shaping the character of the American people. He was an historian teaching at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Below you will find his most significant contribution: "The Significance of the Frontier in American History" (1893). This essay established what came to be known as the "frontier school" of American historiography. Turner traces "frontier life" as it continually developed from primitive conditions to the complexity of the industrial city.

Turner's famous paper was read at the meeting of the American Historical Association in Chicago, July 12, 1893. These meetings were being held in Chicago in conjunction with the World's Columbian Exposition.

Notice that Turner begins this essay by noting the official "end of the Western frontier." In 1920 the Superintendent of the Census noticed that a majority of Americans resided in cities and suburbs. As you read this essay reflect on the social significance of these changes in residential patterns