Apparently at the beginning of the 19th century the United States was still very much a rural nation. However, during the 1820s and 1830s city growth began to expand very rapidly. Truth testifies to that fact while living in New York city and experience a growing amount of "temptations" around her son. From the years 1810 to 1820 the population of New York City increased by approximately 10,000 people! It has been researched that when a population increases so do crime rates and Truth experienced this first hand.
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/database/article_display.cfm?HHID=605
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