How did the American population change between 1820 and 1860? What were some of the responses of Americans to these changes? Please just point me in the right direction. I've "googled" and haven't found much help.

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How did the American population change between 1820 and 1860?  What were some of the responses of Americans to these changes?  Please just point me in the right direction.  I've "googled" and haven't found much help.

GuruBlue · Answer

Here are a wealth of sites on various areas of population changes.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=American+population+change+between+1820+and+1860&btnG=Google+Search&aq=f&oq=&aqi=

Look at immigration, population movement,industrialization. Also that was the period just prior to the Civil War.