Briefly summarize the main topics/trends/events happening in each of those three sections. In a brief paragraph, based on the information from this reading, summarize how the Industrial City differed from the Mercantile City.

Read Michael Conzen’s ‘The Impact of Industrialism and Modernity on American Cities, 1860-1930’ and then respond to the prompt.

This reading is divided into three sections: SHAPING A NATIONAL CITY SYSTEM, THE TRANSFORMATION OF SPACE and THE MOUNTING PROBLEMS OF URBANISM.

Briefly summarize the main topics/trends/events happening in each of those three sections. Your summary can be a bullet pointed list; though each point should consist of complete, well-written sentences.
In a brief paragraph, based on the information from this reading, summarize how the Industrial City differed from the Mercantile City. Try to paint a broad picture of the industrial city, focusing on the big changes that occurred both in the urban system and within the city.