The 1880's

Census Fast Facts

• The US resident population at the beginning and end of decade-
• beginning- 50,189,209   end- 62,979,766
• The Arithmetic density at the beginning and end-
• beginning- 14.2    end-17.8

Census Fast Facts Cont.

• % increase rate in population from the previous decade beginning and end-
• beginning- 26.0    end- 25.5
• Number of states in the U.S. at the beginning and end-
• beginning- 38   end- 42

Census Fast Facts Cont.

• Top 3 most populated cities beginning and end-
• Beginning- NY,NY with 1,206,299
• Philadelphia, PA with 847,170
• Brooklyn, NY with 566,663
• Chicago, IL with 503,185

Census Fast Facts Cont.

• End- NY,NY with 1,515,301
• Chicago, IL with 1,099,850
• Philadelphia, PA with 1,046,964
• Brooklyn, NY with 806,343

Census Fast Facts Cont.

• Population center at the beginning and end-
• Beginning- Boone Country, Kentucky (8 miles west by south of Cincinnati)
• End- Decatur Country, Indiana (20 miles east of Columbus)

Questionnaire for the 1880's

1880's History

• Interesting pop culture facts-
• The Statue of Liberty arrived in New York Harbor from France in July, 1885
• Poet Emily Dickerson died in Amherst, MA, on May 15, 1886
• Mark Twain published "The Adventures of Huckleberry and Finn" in 1884

The Statue of Liberty

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1880's History Cont.

• 3 historical facts explaining population growth  and migration:
• 1. Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882-
• Banned Chinese immigrants to come to the U.S. and work
• They were treated very badly
• This law lasted 10 years

Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

1880's History Cont.

• 2. Jews being persecuted-
• They were attacked and persucuted in Russia
• Russians were removing them from economic and public positions
• There was a mass of emimigration from Russia to the U.S.

1880's History Cont.

• 3. Immigration Act of 1882-
• This put restrictions on who could immigrate to the U.S.
• Immigrants had to go through a process they had to pass in order to enter
• They had to qualify to get into the U.S.

Immigration Act of 1882

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