From all of these nationalities there have sprung. scions whose names stand high on the nations honor roll. they have left the imprint of their useful activity on the development of every State in the Union. After our great civil war. however. there came a change. It may be that the wars which came in quick succession from 1864 to 1871 gave the impetusfirst the war of Prussia and Austria with Denmark. then Prussia against Austria. then Germany against France. It may be that there were other impelling causes. certain it is that the year 1.865 saw a sudden upward movement in the number of immigrants to the United States. In that year came 332.000. which was 150.000 more than had landed in 1S04. In 1873 the figures had increased to 459.000.
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