The fact that seven immigrants out of eight settled in the North (and the fact that most immigrants viewed slavery with disfavor), compounded by the fact that twice as many whites left the South for the North as vice versa, contributed to the South's defensive-aggressive political behavior.
Det faktum, at 7 ud af 8 immigranter bosatte sig i Nordstaterne, og det faktum, at dobbelt så mange flyttede fra syd mod nord som fra nord mod syd, bidrog til Sydens defensive-aggressive politiske adfærd.