[398] 1700-1776: 1st big wave of immigrants By MosbyandMarina Period: Jan 1, 1700 to Dec 31, 1775 SLAVERY!!!! ~278,400 Africans were forcibly removed from Africa and brought to America as slaves. http://immigrationtounitedstates.org/548-history-of-immigration-1620-1783.html Jan 1, 1709 Palatines migrate from Germany http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2014/10/13/migration-to-america-in-the-1700s/ Jan 1, 1710 Scots-Irish migrate to PN and southern areas as well. http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2014/10/13/migration-to-america-in-the-1700s/ Jan 1, 1718 The French founded New Orleans http://www.endmemo.com/events/1700.php Jan 1, 1725 Germans arrive and settle in PN http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2014/10/13/migration-to-america-in-the-1700s/ Jan 1, 1745 Scottish rebels transported to America http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2014/10/13/migration-to-america-in-the-1700s/ Jan 1, 1755 French Acadian survivors sought refuge in Louisiana after expulsion from Nova Scotia http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2014/10/13/migration-to-america-in-the-1700s/
