In the U.S, farmers left their small farms in the beautiful Great Plains, where the randomness of weather dictated their profit for the cities were they found a better way of life. Immigrants also found their way into the cities and found themselves being free to do what tehy wanted with their lives. In the 19th century, the cities where mainly comprised of big businesses and factories. The factory workers had poor working conditions and low wages. The cities got bigger when the immigrants and farmers moved for better job opportunities. City life was much different from life on a farm. The farmers were more independent and had to try to adjust to city life with all of its pros and cons. Some of the pros for the farmers are the better profit