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Over this huge time span, European immigrants entered the United States. Most of these immigrants were of Dutch, German, and Britich descent. Also, African American slaves came with.
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HARVARD! Yes, the first colonial immigrants opened the first college.
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Approximately 175,000 Englishmen migrated to North America by the end of the 17th century. Also, this immigration plus natural born citizens finally outranked the number of natives.
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To flee persecution, lots of presbyterian setttlers came to America.
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The Scotch Irish immigrants settled into South Carolina, Georgia and other eastern states. This was between 1777-1775
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The population in the United States during 1790 was 3,918,000. Look to Census population 1850 to see drastic change.
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The population drastically changed from 1790-1850. Increasing to 23,054,000.
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The time span of this immigration was from about 1851-1900. This is a link full of interesting personal stories about the move.
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A time period when immigrants came from Southern Europe and Russia.
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The first station to aid in the Ellis Island Immigrants was opened. New York.
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This act was put in place to put a stop to immigration into the United States.
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This act raised the limit on allowing immigrants into the US. It also revised grounds for deportation from the United States. Thus, making life easier for immigrants coming to our country.
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Crazy fact: America has accepted almost 14 million immigrants ranging from Mexico, India, Phillipines and China.
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ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) was formed following the events of September 11th 2001 in accordance with the homeland security act of 2002.
