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= Immigration = = In the 1840's and 1850's almost four million immigrants came to the United States.Over 1.5 million Irish settlers came due to the potatoe famine in 1845 and 1860.Immigrants came to the United States due to the Industriul Revolution here. People wanted to get jobs in the new country. Although they didn't make much money they wanted to at least make small money for their family. Not just men worked, the women and children worked too. Another group of people looking for jobs were the Germans. This time period helped the United States the country that it is today. When immigrants came to the United States, most of them moved into the city. The factories that they worked at were only walking distance away so they didn't have to far to go to work. The Nativist did not like all of the people moving into the US because they believed that this country was for the American's, not for the immigrants. Many buisness owners made lots of money when the immigrants started to work for them. More experienced workers weren't getting jobs, because they wanted more money for their experience. More immigrants were getting paid for less and buisness owners wouldn't need the experienced workers. The immigrants helped the US become a much wealthier country. = = = = Acrostic Poem =