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U.S. Census begins
Census- an official periodic count of the people. The census began so the U.S. government could better serve the people and update laws based on info about families, age, race, and gender. Companies and other countries could use it to help agricultrual and improrting and exporting buisness. -
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Time Span of U.S. Census
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Immigration
The immigration rate has gone up since the first census was taken. 60 million people have been estimated to have crossed the border. People come mostly from South America. They come to have jobs that pay better and have better health care. -
Migration to Urban Areas
More people in this time period moved to the cities. The western and the Southern areas were getting more and more populated at this point in time. -
Changing Womens Rights and Roles
At this time, women were not allowed to go to college. Only women could tale Home Ec and they did not have the career options as they do today. The women of America worked hard to change their rights. They petitoned and faught, and finnaly the laws were changed. -
Migration to the Sunbelt
This is when people moved to the sunbelt. The sun belt is in the Southern and Western areas of North America. The sunbelt has a tropical climate. Thats why people moved here in the 1950's. To be warmer. -
2000 Census
The 2000 census is where they noticed the most dramatic changes in the population. They noticed that:
60 Million people have immigrated since 1790.
There are a lot more single and/or divorced parents.
And many more changes in the population and family information.
