National Parks In The Early 20th Century
In the early 20th century many parks and forests were finally getting recognition and being preserved for the future. National parks and forests have been included in society for so long that without them, nothing would really be the same. Most places like this would be a surprising fact to have known about in the 19th- 20th century because most people would talk about urbanization in the big cities. The gilded age took place in the early years of the 20th century which was the period where the U.S. really started the whole economic growth change. It was the age of fast industrialization and urbanization mostly happening in the more factory based cities with not much natural or healthy conditions. Before the gilded age was the progressive era,
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Roosevelt, was very supportive of national parks and would often make speeches about conserving them for the future. Theodore, during the progressive era, was a progressive and he adored nature in all its forms. The day before he became president, Theodore Roosevelt had gone to lake tear-in-the-clouds located in the Adirondack mountains. The adirondack mountains/parks is still being preserved in upstate New York and although this park isn’t very spoken of, it’s still one of the most conserved parks there is. If it weren’t for so many people really taking their time to keep these places as natural as possible, the urbanization and economic growth would have taken over most of these national forests today. When Theodore Roosevelt had become president, he sort of pushed our nation to look more towards its natural resources which was technically the making of the conservation movement. The beginning cause of all this was that Roosevelt had been a sportsman-hunter and when he got the chance to actually hunt in north america, after seeing all the animals and species become extinct, he felt that it was society's fault for the loss of their natural
Roosevelt, was very supportive of national parks and would often make speeches about conserving them for the future. Theodore, during the progressive era, was a progressive and he adored nature in all its forms. The day before he became president, Theodore Roosevelt had gone to lake tear-in-the-clouds located in the Adirondack mountains. The adirondack mountains/parks is still being preserved in upstate New York and although this park isn’t very spoken of, it’s still one of the most conserved parks there is. If it weren’t for so many people really taking their time to keep these places as natural as possible, the urbanization and economic growth would have taken over most of these national forests today. When Theodore Roosevelt had become president, he sort of pushed our nation to look more towards its natural resources which was technically the making of the conservation movement. The beginning cause of all this was that Roosevelt had been a sportsman-hunter and when he got the chance to actually hunt in north america, after seeing all the animals and species become extinct, he felt that it was society's fault for the loss of their natural