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(Eighteenth and Nineteenth centuries) Employed thousands of immigrants into manufacturing work. Workers, the majority who were Irish, lived along the east coast.
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742,000 by 1821
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Immigration doubled to 1,713,251, eventually leading up to 5 million Germans (mostly farmers) settling in the Midwest. Thousands of other immigrants worked in the New England textile industry as well.
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1.1 million, extremely poor Irish immigrants.
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After Texas is annexed.
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California Gold Rush brought in 25,000 Chinese immigrants.
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France, Netherlands, Austrian Empire, etc., forced European immigrants to move.
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Railroad building and expansion West, the Chinese were largely responsible for America's railroad system.
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Low cost land grants to lure Canadian immigrants (800,000 total).
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2,000 Poles become immigrants.
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Free/Low Cost land for Western settlers.
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German and Irish immigrants used as soldiers for both the Confederacy and the Union armies.
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Some came as missionaries into the New England area, as well as into the Midwest.
