Population in 1820: 9.6 million, mostly "English" & Protestant • Totals (1812-1920): 30 million from Europe 700,000 from Asia 900,000 from Latin American • Almost 2 million Black slaves in US by 1820. • Between 75,000 and 100,000 citizens of Mexican provinces of CA, TX, NM, AZ made Americans by conquest in 1848. • About 2.5 million Irish between 1810 and 1855 (end of Potato Famine). • Over 3 million Germans immigrated between 1820 and 1880 • 300,000 Chinese immigrated between 1848 and 1882 (Chinese Exclusion Act).
Population in 1820: 9.6 million, mostly "English" & Protestant
• Totals (1812-1920):
30 million from Europe
700,000 from Asia
900,000 from Latin American
• Almost 2 million Black slaves in US by 1820.
• Between 75,000 and 100,000 citizens of Mexican provinces of CA, TX, NM, AZ made Americans by conquest in 1848.
• About 2.5 million Irish between 1810 and 1855 (end of Potato Famine).
• Over 3 million Germans immigrated between 1820 and 1880