History of the United States I / Unit 17 USH1 2431 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Arc of Theme Seventeen
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The idea
Two migrations of comparable scale ran through the same decades, one chosen and one forced, and together they produced the two societies that fought the war.
In practice
A northern population growing by immigration and a southern one growing by sale.
Where people slip
When a question names demographic trends, the expected answer is immigration. The complete answer includes the domestic slave trade.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
Unlocks
- Nothing yet depends on this.
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