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Industrial Revolution spread southeastward from the British Isles
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immigration to the United States slowed
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1790 census
indicated that 20% of the American population was of Africa origin -
not urbanized
less than 10% could be loosely be defined as urbaban -
2/3 of the white population was of British origin. Germans and Dutch next in importance
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Immigration increased wit each passing decade
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most immigrants continued to come from northwestern Europe
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American Settlement Frontier
U.S. Bureau of the Census was able to announce that eh American settlement frontier was gone entirely -
over 4/5 of all immigrants were from Europe
They were from northwestern, southern, and eastern Eurpe. Especcially from Italy, Austria-Hungary, and Russia. -
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Passed first major restriction to immigration
First major legislation to restrict immigration -
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falling of farm population
The farm population fell from more than 15 million to under 6 million -
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major mobility
A fourth major mobility period was at hand -
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provided the greatest number of immigrants to the United States
Mexico,the Philippines, and the West Indies -
Population increase
The United States had a population approaching 250 million, with a dnsity of roughly 235 people per square kilometer -
Urbainzation
over 3/4 of the population was urbanized