THE NORTH'S PEOPLE

AFRICAN AMERICAN WORKERS

• By the 1820s, slavery had decreased
• More african americans started to own small shops
• African americans found success in business
• Freedoms journal was the first african american newspaper
• African americans were deprived of their voting rights

WOMEN WORKERS

• Women took jobs in developing mills & factories
• Women were paid less than male workers
• Male workers wanted to keep women away from jobs
• Women were forced to work from sun up to sun down
• Working in the factories were very hazardous

IMMIGRATION

• Immigration increased dramatically in 1840
• In the 1820-1840 most immigrants were Irish
• Brought language, customs, and ways of life
• Majority of immigrants were protestants or african slaves
• Nativits accused immigrants from taking jobs from "real" americans

LEARNING ABOUT LIFE IN AMERICA

• Advertising was one way of making the U.S known
• the US WAS a LAND that CITIZENS can make life better for families
• Letters were written to persuade immigrants in living in the US
• More foreigners than before

KNOW NOTHING PARTY

• Secret anti-catholic society
• Joined to form a new political party
• Chose the name to protect the secrecy of their organization
• Wanted to ban foreign born citizens from office
• Moved to northen branch & southern branch to ? Slavery

HENRY BOYD

• African american
• Owned furniture manufacturing co.
• Born into slavery
• Invented "The Boyd Bedstead"

SAMUEL CORNISH

• Founder of "freedoms journal" newspaper
• Freedoms journal was the first african american newspaper
• Leader of a small free black community
• Organized the first black community

JOHN B. RUSSWURM

• Cofounder of freedoms journal
• Moved to the U.S. to govern Maryland
• First black college graduate
• Died on june 17, 1851

SARAH B. BAGLEY

• Waeaver
• Advocate for women's rights
• Lowell female reform organization
• Died june 23, 1883