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Industrial Revolution in the USThe United States developed on industrial sector dedicated to industry.
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Tariff on imports to protect American industry. It increased the price of imported manufactured goods by an average of 20-25% Tariff of 1816
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Cotton Production surged to 17 million pounds.
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600,000 immigrants came to the US in 1830, 1,500,000 immigrants came in 1840, and then it doubled from that in 1850, hitting 2,800,00 immigrants.
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The Lowell Mill Girls held strikes when employers cut their wages and increased their charges for boarding. Lowell
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A New York City court convicted 20 tailors of conspiracy for forming a union.
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Southern plantations produced 60% of the cotton used by American and European factories.
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Riots between protestants and Catholics occured. Riot
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Pro-slavery forces rejected the criticism of slavery once expressed by Jefferson, Madison, and Washington. They no longer defended slavery as an evil act, but thought of the institution as a positive good.
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The same thing as Philadelphia, Catholics and protestants rioted against each other.
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In 1860, the South had about 8 million whites, compared to about 20 million in the North. Racial Pop.
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1/4 of white men owned slaves. 3/4 of that had fewer then 10 slaves. Only about 3000 white men owned 100 or more slaves. Slavery
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Immigrants compromised more than 40% of the population in New York City
