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Life In The North 1820-1860 (Life/Society/Culture, Immigration ((When they…
Life In The North 1820-1860
Life/Society/Culture
Immigration
Fleeing crop failure, land and job shortages, rising taxes, and famine, many came to the U. S. because it was perceived as the land of economic opportunity.
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When they were settled immigrants looked for work, but there were never enough jobs, and the people who hired them took advantage
immigrants suffered verbal and physical abuse because they were "different."
Population
70 percent of all immigrants, however, entered through New York City, which came to be known as the "Golden Door."
nearly 12 million immigrants arrived in the United States between 1870 and 1900.
Economics
The North was composed of two section the Northeast and the Northwest. The Northeast held the industrial side of the economy which had now out grown agriculture. However working conditions were very low, workers had long hours, low pay, and unsafe working stations.
The Northwest was the agricultural side of the North. The states in the region at this time were Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota.
Life in the South 1820-1860
population
Population of the South made up of Europeans (mostly from England and Scotland) and enslaved Africans.
The total population included 3,953,761 slaves.
economics
after Whitney’s invention of the cotton gin, cotton became the most important crop
based on agriculture.
• Cotton, tobacco, rice, sugar cane, and indigo (a plant that was used for blue dye) were sold as cash crops.
life/society/culture
Because of the cotton boom in there was an increase in the population of the south. This increase was mostly African Americans.
Immigration
From 1830 until 1860, relatively few immigrants settled in the South.
life in the West 1820-1860
life/society/culture
population
economics
immigration
Population mostly irish, german, and other europeans settled