Student 's Name Professor 's Name Cause and Effect Essay 23 03 2018 The popularity of Sports in the United States Sport is an integral and inseparable part of the American history and culture. Millions of people are either active participants or passive spectators of sports events. Americans worship sportsmen and sportswomen being ready to watch their celebrities at any cost. The popularity of sports is growing from year to year. Thus, the aim of the paper is to trace the popularity of sports in the United States rooted in its history, promoted by the political and economic changes, highlighted by the educational purpose, and grown up by the society 's needs. Historical, political, economic, and technological development, diversity of the US population, great attention to sports in the US educational system and mass media have caused great popularity of sports in the United States. …show more content…
Historical events have influenced the popularity of sports in the United States. Historically sports became an accomplishment to the American social life. By the end of the 18th century, the newly created United States of America was home for people of different cultural backgrounds and traditions, including sporting traditions as well. Some of them like "the clandestine Angolo" remained limited to its community, whereas others like horse racing spread over cultural boundaries and became very popular (Grundy & Rader 14). The nineteenth century was the era of economic expansion, transportation and communication development, urban growth, and immigration waves. It caused sports to become an arena to challenge social and cultural