In the late 1800s, people in many parts of the world decided to leave their homes and immigrate to the United States. Fleeing crop failure, land and job shortages, rising taxes, and famine, many came to the U. S. because it was perceived as the land of economic opportunity. Others came seeking personal freedom or relief from political and religious persecution, and nearly 12 million immigrants arrived in the United States between 1870 and 1900. During the 1870s and 1880s, the vast majority of these people were from Germany, Ireland, and England - the principal sources of immigration before the Civil War. Even so, a relatively large group of Chinese immigrated to the United States between the start of the California gold rush in 1849 and 1882, when federal law stopped their immigration.
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The primary concern that dominated the period of congressional reconstruction was how to deal with the southern states that had seceded. Although most agreed that they should be re-integrated, there was wide disagreement on how "lenient" the federal government should be with restrictions.
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Manifest Destiny was the idea that white Americans were divinely ordained to settle the entire continent of North America.
The ideology of Manifest Destiny inspired a variety of measures designed to remove or destroy the native population.
US President James K. Polk (1845-1849) is the leader most associated with Manifest Destiny.
Manifest Destiny inflamed sectional tensions over slavery, which ultimately led to the Civil War.
