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Immigration, Urbanization and Nativism · US History

How did the influx of immigrants in the 1840s and 1850s affect the sectional balance between the North and South?

  1. It increased the political power of the South in the House of Representatives
  2. It had no effect, as immigrants settled equally in both regions
  3. It led the South to demand the reopening of the African slave trade
  4. It significantly increased the North's population and political influence
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Correct answer: It significantly increased the North's population and political influence

Because the vast majority of immigrants settled in the North and West, these regions saw their populations—and consequently their representation in the House—grow much faster than the South. This contributed to the South's feeling of being a political minority.

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