The People Flashcards
Main point of population growth
A rapid increase of the population occurred
Statistics for population growth
The population doubled over two decades
Population totals…1800: 5 1/2 million
1860: 31 million
Why the rapid increase?
A high death rate was exceeded by an even higher birth rate
Massive immigration from Europe to the United Stated occurred for the first time
Main point of western movement
Redistribution of the population westward
Settlement in the western movement
Settled west of the Appalachian mountains
1810: 1 in 7
1820: 1 in 4
1850: 1 in 2
Main point of the cities
Redistribution of the rural/ urban population: becoming more urban
Where did majority live
The countryside and in small towns
Who did the population grow
Population of the cities grew faster than the population as a whole
When did urban growth occur
Urban growth occurred at different rates and in different regions
