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Immigration slows in North America
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In 1790 more than two-thirds wer of British origin.
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In 1790 the Census showed that 20% of the American Population was of African Origin
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Immigration seems to increase more and more with each decade
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By the early 19th century, an increasing number of Americans viewed the occupation of the continent as their manifest destiny. The land laws of the country became increasingly pro-expansionist.
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four-fiths of all immigrants are from Europe areas such as, Italy, Austria-Hungary, and Russia
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The United States legislature created the first restriction on Immigration
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Between 1960 and 1987, for example, the farm population fell from more than 15 million to under 6 million.
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U.S. population statistics for the 1970s and 1980s suggest that a fourth major mobility period is at hand.
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In 1990, the United States had a population approaching 250 million, with a density of roughly 235 people per square kilometer.
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Whereas less than 10 percent of the population could even loosely be defined as urban in 1790, over three-quarters was urbanized by 1990.