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Famine and Potato Blight led to a massive increase in French immigration to America.
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"French Protestant Huguenots attempted to colonize Florida in the 1500's to escape religious persecution in France."
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Jean Ribault sailed on a ship on September 29, 1565 to target the ones who were Huguenots. -
"The first significant wave of French Immigration to America was in the 1660's when New France was placed under military control."
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The French disease caused more French people to migrate to America.
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The French Revolution increased French Immigration to America -
"The next major wave of French immigration was in the mid 1800's due to the Potato Blight and political persecution following the February Revolution."
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Over 45 million people entered the Unites States, but only 730,000 of those were French.
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The French migrated to America because of political refugees fleeing from the 1848 revolution. -
"In 1851, over 20,000 French Immigrants arrived in the United States and the French newspaper, Le Republican, began to be published in New York."