Immigration Along Side the Civil War 

Hello Again, my topic this week will be about immigration before, during and after the Civil war. Like I said in my past blogs, immigration is one of the most important things for our country.   Immigration has been growing ever since the 1600's and it hit its' peak on the eve of the civil war.  From 1845-1855 over 90 million people immigrated into the United States.  These people were not aware how fast things were going to change when they were settling in the North and the West.  This article,  http://immigrationtounitedstates.org/435-us-civil-war.html, explains the effect immigrants had on the Civil War.  From 1861-1865, immigration into America decreased tremendously.  As America was in the middle of a Civil War, people were scared and too worried to come.  These immigrants had a huge effect on the War.  When people were immigrating into the country, they settled in the North and the West; almost never in the South.  When the Civil War started, the North had a huge advantage due to population.  The immigrants sided with the North and helped them mass produce equipment in the war.  As the war came to an end, and the North won, America was an even hotter ticket.  America offered so much more opportunity now, and immigrants saw that.  With the new 14th Amendment, an amendment concerning citizenship, immigration saw a steep incline in immigration again. Thank you for reading my blog and I'll see you next time.


Drew Weidman