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The descendants of Spaniards who arrived in New Mexico in 1598. (https://guides.loc.gov/hispanic-genealogy/history-us/new-mexico) -
In April 1607, colonists arrived in the Chesapeake Bay. (https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/united-states-history-primary-source-timeline/colonial-settlement-1600-1763/english-at-jamestown-1606-1610/) -
In late August 1619, 20-30 enslaved Africans arrived aboard the English privateer ship White Lion at Point Comfort, today's Fort Monroe in Hampton, Va. These Africans were exchanged for supplies in Virginia.
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When the king of France renewed the persecution of Huguenots in 1685, hundreds of thousands fled the country. (https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/french-and-dutch-immigration) -
The first Chinese people from this wave arrived in the United States in 1815. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Chinese_Americans) -
In the 1840s, the Irish potato influx sent waves of migrants fleeing starvation in the countryside. https://history.iowa.gov/history/education/educator-resources/primary-source-sets/irish-immigration-beyond-potato-famine -
The first significant period of migration from the Arab world began around 1880. (https://www.history.com/news/arab-american-immigration-timeline) -
Mexican immigration rates increased dramatically as a result of the Mexican revolution and a strong US economy. The number of Mexican immigrants counted by the US census tripled between 1910 and 1930. (https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/immigration/mexican/a-growing-community/)