HIS271Y1 Lecture Notes - Justin Bieber, System On A Chip, William Lloyd Garrison
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Antebellum social developments: the age of revivalism and reform: demographics of immigration, womens sphere: expansion, the second great awakening, visions of utopia, reform societies, abolitionism. Around 1815 us had 8. 4 million fast growing majority was whit agrarian protestant this alters as immigrants irish cathlics come over. Natives no count because they were not citizens. Regional distribution of us pop changing aswell as they spread. Largest percent of imigrants are irish catholic mostly moving to the north. They leave potatoe famin in irland come to ameriva broke. They work in the industrie sector theyrwe is sirplus of labour so bosses can play them what they wnazt. Germans coming in wewre better off they moved further inland mid west. Irish imigrants are in competition with blacks and other ethnic groups for jobs social status etc. Manafactures are happy to have the people come to america to be they wadge labours (lowering wage costs)
