Antebellum Era

During the Antebellum era, there were numerous changes in demographics of the U.S, with immigration and the importation of different races. In the expansion of the U.S. Particularly in the South and in the Southwest or Western U.S. the amount of African Americans increased considerably but for many of the wrong reasons, slavery. Slavery had one of its biggest increases of our time in the U.S. The expansion of the states had led to new areas that were capable of being farmed for crops such as cotton. As more and more land had been founded for the states with land able to be cropped, the demand for slaves had increased greatly. In the Northern areas of the U.S a great wave of immigration had come. America had seen a great increase in races such as Irish, German, and Spanish, with the acceptation of other small groups. Many of these immigrants had come to states like New York where they made a big impact on society as they took the jobs of those who were upset with the job they had. Many people of this time had hard working jobs that had harsh conditions and were sometimes fatal. These jobs many times did not have a good pay and people disagreed. When people disagreed they often quit their jobs and as a result many of the immigrants began to take their place despite the conditions. The conditions were in many cases better than those of their home country. The Irish women had also began prostitution as a job to provide for their families. In the U.S during the Antebellum era had led to an increase in immigrants of different countries but also importation of slaves from Africa. The expansion of the U.S led to more slaves, as more jobs arose to what many believed to be was the ideal life to move to America, immigrants had taken the roles if many Americans.