Having more people living in and around cities than ever before
Many policies changed due to new form of outdoor recreation of the Americans, not only women began to participate in this type of recreation, but the state saw in the need to regularize this new lifestyle, and in turn , implement policies for the benefit of society, these policies were from the national to the local, states and cities began to create spaces for recreation, and this became so necessary, that today there are professions and jobs dedicated to this, to recreate, that is why every day we see how more recreation spaces are built and cities compete to have the most modern and best spaces, as well as influence countries all over the world to do the same.
Assuming you're referring to the period surrounding the Civil War--one example would be that Republicans wanted to make slavery illegal, which would have "controlled" the private lives of slaveholders in the South.
Most were persecuted because of their religion. They also came because poverty was really high in England and the other area. They came to seek a new life.
