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The USA was all immigrants. But the North was receiving more immigrants in mid-century - many of them skilled men from Europe, able to boostAmerica's industrial manufacturing capability, nearly all of it in the North.
Yes, especially in the North where the Irish and other poor immigrants fought because of the Draft that was instituted in the North. Immigrants really fought on every side, but mostly in the North because the North had a draft.
It's not really that the south wasn't getting any immigrants, but rather that the north was just getting far more. This is because New York city was the ideal place to immigrate to and so that is why the north got most of the immigrants.
There were more economic opportunities for immigrants in the industrial north, than in the mainly agricultural south.
old immigrants in the late 1800s came from north western Europe
there is more adult immigrants
The South did not have the industries to provide jobs.
Immigrants migrated north
the south was too cold.
the north
Europe - about 45,000,000 immigrants other North American countries - about 14,500,000 immigrants South America - about 2,000,000 immigrants Africa - about 500,000 immigrants (not including slaves that were forced to come) Asia - about 8,000,000 immigrants Australia - about 300,000 immigrants