Immigration in the 1700s |
Immigration in the 1800sPeople of European or Asian decent immigrated to the United States in the 1800s. Coming to the United States was a difficult task. People would come in steerage because of lack of money. The conditions they faced there were devastating. Coming to America was a dangerous journey where many got sick, and some even died. But still, people from Britain, Ireland, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, and China, came to America.
Scandinavians in the U.S. Scandinavians, or people from Sweeden, came to the United States for economic opportunity. Land here was sold for $1.25 an acre, which enticed people to come to the U.S. Sweedish laws tried to prevent emigration. Scandavians who came to the U.S. tried to find places that felt comfortable to them, so most settled in WIsconsin and Minnisota and became farmers. Germans come to the United States Many Germans who emigrated to the United Sates settled in Wisconsin or Texas. They chose Wisconsin because the climate would allow them to grow oats. They were looking to settle in places where they were the most comfortable, and Wisconsin had a German Catholic bishop. They also settled in Texas because it had German culture within it. Many Germans became successful as they opened various types of bussineses. They also had a lot of influence in America. The Christmas tree, hamburgers and hotdogs, gyms, and kindergartens came from Germany. The Irish in the U.S. Most immigrants from Ireland were Catholic and were denyed some rights, so they decided to come to the United States. In 1845, Ireland's main food crop, the potato stoped growing causing a famine. This food shortage to emigrate from Ireland.orced about two milion to emigrate from Ireland. When they came to America, Irish men and women had no savings with little education. Men worked building railroads or in shipyards under difficult conditions. Overcrowding in the U.S. Population in many cities kept growing abruptly because of new immigrants. In the early 1800's, New York's population went from 60,489 to 202,589. St.Louis' population doubled every nine years and Cincinnati doubled every seven years. Abrupt population growth brought issues for the residents. Houses were compacted together and toilets overflowed, spreading diseases. Crime was also a huge problem. To help new immigrants, societies were set up to aid them and politicians set up organizations to help. |
Food for Thought
What differences do you notice between immigration in the 1700s and 1800s?
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