Civil War

My history teacher wants us to write a blog about our theme as it regards to the Civil War and the Reconstruction period after. So by the time of the war, the North was so much more populated because of immigrants that they greatly outnumbered the south. While many people disregard immigration during the Civil War period, it was actually a very important part of the War and the Reconstruction period after. But almost none of them went to the south, because it was much harder to find jobs with so much unpaid slave labor. It wasn't necessarily the time during the War, but before the war, so many people had immigrated into the country that 13% of the country was made up of immigrants. Also the North was able to create much more weaponry because they had a lot more workers in factories while all the south's workers were working on plantations. I agree with this article because it makes sense that all the immigrants would not ant to go south because they would not have been able to fin jobs down there.

Link to article- https://longislandwins.com/news/national/immigrant-america-on-the-eve-of-the-civil-war/

Gilded Age Immigration

The rush of immigration during the Gilded Age was the cause of new small "towns" such as Chinatown that popped up all over the Unites States. Despite all the good the heavy immigration brought, many US laborers were opposed to all the job competition that the new immigrants brought. Many Jews, who because of the increased persecution in Eastern Europe, came to the United States. Other groups, such as criminals and alcoholics were also banned from entering the United States. Also, the peak of immigration took place between the years 1880-1920, which was right at the end of the Gilded Age. These people, called "Nativists" eventually convinced Congress to sign the "Chinese Exclusion Act" which banned all Chinese from entering the country. They brought new cultures, languages, and beliefs, and helped shape the way the United States is now.I agree with this article because it summarizes well the events that had to take place in the United States before it could be considered a "melting pot". The Gilded Age was very important in talking about immigration because it was the peak of immigration into our country. I agree with this article because immigration during this time period has a big impact on our country today.

Link to article- http://www.ushistory.org/us/38c.asp